Total ghg emissions in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total ghg emissions was 9.09 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
9.09 million
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
150th
of 199 countries
All-time high
24.45 million
in 1999
All-time low
-192,488
in 1898
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total ghg emissions in Jamaica, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 9.09 million for total ghg emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total ghg emissions in Jamaica peaked at 24.45 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, -192,488, in 1898.
That places Jamaica 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total ghg emissions in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 621,218 | — |
| 1851 | 745,682 | +20.0% |
| 1852 | 682,431 | -8.5% |
| 1853 | 749,226 | +9.8% |
| 1854 | 775,576 | +3.5% |
| 1855 | 797,386 | +2.8% |
| 1856 | 674,081 | -15.5% |
| 1857 | 751,873 | +11.5% |
| 1858 | 868,178 | +15.5% |
| 1859 | 749,408 | -13.7% |
| 1860 | 982,500 | +31.1% |
| 1861 | 966,327 | -1.6% |
| 1862 | 984,778 | +1.9% |
| 1863 | 1.05 million | +7.0% |
| 1864 | 1.09 million | +3.1% |
| 1865 | 1.12 million | +3.3% |
| 1866 | 1.44 million | +27.9% |
| 1867 | 1.09 million | -24.2% |
| 1868 | 1.12 million | +3.2% |
| 1869 | 1.26 million | +12.2% |
| 1870 | 1.21 million | -3.8% |
| 1871 | 1.22 million | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 1.21 million | -1.0% |
| 1873 | 1.27 million | +4.8% |
| 1874 | 1.35 million | +6.5% |
| 1875 | 1.38 million | +2.3% |
| 1876 | 1.41 million | +2.2% |
| 1877 | 1.42 million | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 1.48 million | +4.3% |
| 1879 | 1.43 million | -3.2% |
| 1880 | 1.49 million | +4.0% |
| 1881 | 1.58 million | +6.4% |
| 1882 | 1.49 million | -5.5% |
| 1883 | 1.49 million | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 1.59 million | +6.6% |
| 1885 | 1.61 million | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 1.55 million | -3.4% |
| 1887 | 1.58 million | +2.0% |
| 1888 | 1.61 million | +2.0% |
| 1889 | 1.67 million | +3.4% |
| 1890 | 1.19 million | -28.8% |
| 1891 | 942,122 | -20.7% |
| 1892 | 692,970 | -26.4% |
| 1893 | 408,372 | -41.1% |
| 1894 | 398,926 | -2.3% |
| 1895 | 317,699 | -20.4% |
| 1896 | 203,461 | -36.0% |
| 1897 | 6,588 | -96.8% |
| 1898 | -192,488 | -3022.0% |
| 1899 | -153,925 | -20.0% |
| 1900 | 480,005 | -411.8% |
| 1901 | 742,679 | +54.7% |
| 1902 | 810,314 | +9.1% |
| 1903 | 940,502 | +16.1% |
| 1904 | 1.32 million | +39.9% |
| 1905 | 1.26 million | -4.4% |
| 1906 | 1.45 million | +15.2% |
| 1907 | 1.30 million | -10.4% |
| 1908 | 1.44 million | +10.5% |
| 1909 | 1.63 million | +13.8% |
| 1910 | 1.74 million | +6.3% |
| 1911 | 1.64 million | -5.8% |
| 1912 | 1.76 million | +7.5% |
| 1913 | 1.74 million | -1.1% |
| 1914 | 1.89 million | +8.6% |
| 1915 | 2.13 million | +12.5% |
| 1916 | 2.17 million | +1.9% |
| 1917 | 2.28 million | +5.2% |
| 1918 | 2.27 million | -0.6% |
| 1919 | 2.32 million | +2.3% |
| 1920 | 2.77 million | +19.7% |
| 1921 | 3.12 million | +12.3% |
| 1922 | 3.23 million | +3.6% |
| 1923 | 3.43 million | +6.4% |
| 1924 | 3.32 million | -3.4% |
| 1925 | 3.32 million | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 3.49 million | +4.9% |
| 1927 | 3.53 million | +1.3% |
| 1928 | 3.57 million | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 3.60 million | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 4.07 million | +13.2% |
| 1931 | 4.26 million | +4.7% |
| 1932 | 4.34 million | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 4.66 million | +7.6% |
| 1934 | 4.66 million | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 4.53 million | -2.9% |
| 1936 | 4.66 million | +2.9% |
| 1937 | 4.74 million | +1.7% |
| 1938 | 4.71 million | -0.5% |
| 1939 | 4.74 million | +0.5% |
| 1940 | 4.97 million | +5.0% |
| 1941 | 5.02 million | +1.0% |
| 1942 | 5.24 million | +4.3% |
| 1943 | 5.34 million | +2.0% |
| 1944 | 5.34 million | -0.1% |
| 1945 | 5.47 million | +2.4% |
| 1946 | 5.83 million | +6.6% |
| 1947 | 6.19 million | +6.2% |
| 1948 | 6.52 million | +5.4% |
| 1949 | 6.82 million | +4.5% |
| 1950 | 6.63 million | -2.7% |
| 1951 | 6.77 million | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 7.00 million | +3.4% |
| 1953 | 7.03 million | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 7.68 million | +9.3% |
| 1955 | 7.73 million | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 7.90 million | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 8.18 million | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 7.83 million | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 8.27 million | +5.6% |
| 1960 | 6.44 million | -22.1% |
| 1961 | 6.40 million | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 6.02 million | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 5.91 million | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 6.59 million | +11.5% |
| 1965 | 5.47 million | -16.9% |
| 1966 | 5.75 million | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 5.88 million | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 5.99 million | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 6.30 million | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 6.48 million | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 7.29 million | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 7.78 million | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 9.81 million | +26.1% |
| 1974 | 9.15 million | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 9.72 million | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 8.86 million | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 9.15 million | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 10.49 million | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 10.14 million | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 10.15 million | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 8.82 million | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 7.40 million | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 7.89 million | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 6.72 million | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 6.78 million | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 6.43 million | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 7.45 million | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 6.62 million | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 8.75 million | +32.2% |
| 1990 | 10.73 million | +22.6% |
| 1991 | 11.69 million | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 16.29 million | +39.4% |
| 1993 | 12.70 million | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 12.78 million | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 12.27 million | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 13.90 million | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 12.99 million | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 13.01 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 24.45 million | +87.9% |
| 2000 | 17.19 million | -29.7% |
| 2001 | 15.41 million | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 15.77 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 14.97 million | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 15.19 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 13.73 million | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 20.32 million | +48.1% |
| 2007 | 20.90 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 19.77 million | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 11.24 million | -43.2% |
| 2010 | 10.43 million | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 11.59 million | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 10.39 million | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 10.61 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 9.11 million | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 9.11 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.24 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 9.33 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.74 million | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 9.98 million | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 7.47 million | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 7.79 million | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 8.41 million | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 8.68 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 9.09 million | +4.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 9.09 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.70 million, 21% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 9.09 million is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.07 million, 50% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total ghg emissions in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | -3022.0% | 6,588 | -192,488 |
| 1900 | +411.8% | -153,925 | 480,005 |
| 1897 | -96.8% | 203,461 | 6,588 |
| 1999 | +87.9% | 13.01 million | 24.45 million |
| 1901 | +54.7% | 480,005 | 742,679 |
| 2006 | +48.1% | 13.73 million | 20.32 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 741,506 | 621,218 | 868,178 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.11 million | 966,327 | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.34 million | 1.21 million | 1.48 million | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.57 million | 1.49 million | 1.67 million | 10 |
| 1890s | 381,112 | -192,488 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.14 million | 480,005 | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.99 million | 1.64 million | 2.32 million | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.34 million | 2.77 million | 3.60 million | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.54 million | 4.07 million | 4.74 million | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.67 million | 4.97 million | 6.82 million | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.50 million | 6.63 million | 8.27 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.07 million | 5.47 million | 6.59 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.89 million | 6.48 million | 10.49 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.70 million | 6.43 million | 10.15 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.08 million | 10.73 million | 24.45 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.45 million | 11.24 million | 20.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.85 million | 8.74 million | 11.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.29 million | 7.47 million | 9.09 million | 5 |
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More climate change data for Jamaica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 927.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 280.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 647.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 37.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1345 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total ghg emissions in Jamaica?
- Total ghg emissions in Jamaica was 9.09 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total ghg emissions recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 24.45 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest total ghg emissions recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -192,488 in 1898.
- How does Jamaica rank for total ghg emissions?
- Jamaica ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total ghg emissions rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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