Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0245 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0245 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.0245 kt per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 kt per square kilometre, in 1970.
Jamaica ranks 79th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0181 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0176 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.017 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0166 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0162 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0162 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0166 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0174 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0177 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0181 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0181 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0186 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0197 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0199 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.02 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0206 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0209 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0211 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0214 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0218 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0222 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0225 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0229 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0229 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.023 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0233 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0237 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0237 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0238 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0239 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0239 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0245 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0245 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0245 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | 0.0181 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | 0.0181 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | 0.0181 kt per square kilometre | 0.02 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0215 kt per square kilometre | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | 0.0225 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | 0.0237 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | 0.0245 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | 0.0245 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 76 Indonesia 0.0256 kt per square kilometre compare
- 77 Kiribati 0.0256 kt per square kilometre compare
- 78 British Virgin Islands 0.025 kt per square kilometre compare
- 80 Fiji 0.0239 kt per square kilometre compare
- 81 Uruguay 0.0237 kt per square kilometre compare
- 82 Georgia 0.0235 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) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.0245 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0245 kt per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 kt per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Jamaica rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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) from CH4 (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.