Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0279 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0279 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.0279 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 kt per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Jamaica 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0197 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0195 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0193 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0191 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0185 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0181 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0176 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0185 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0189 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0199 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0204 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.02 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0206 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0206 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0206 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0211 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0215 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.022 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0222 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0224 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0233 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0238 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0242 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0247 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0249 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0252 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.025 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0257 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.026 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0262 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0266 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0265 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0268 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0271 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0271 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0269 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0269 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0271 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0276 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0276 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0275 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0277 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0277 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0278 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0191 kt per square kilometre | 0.0181 kt per square kilometre | 0.0197 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0195 kt per square kilometre | 0.0176 kt per square kilometre | 0.0206 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0219 kt per square kilometre | 0.0206 kt per square kilometre | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0265 kt per square kilometre | 0.0257 kt per square kilometre | 0.0271 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0275 kt per square kilometre | 0.0269 kt per square kilometre | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0278 kt per square kilometre | 0.0277 kt per square kilometre | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 73 Nauru 0.0293 kt per square kilometre compare
- 74 Belarus 0.0292 kt per square kilometre compare
- 75 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0288 kt per square kilometre compare
- 77 Iraq 0.0277 kt per square kilometre compare
- 78 Kiribati 0.0275 kt per square kilometre compare
- 79 Indonesia 0.0275 kt per square kilometre compare
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 waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.0279 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0279 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 kt per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Jamaica rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.