Waste — Emissions per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▬ Flat
Waste — Emissions per capita in Jamaica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions per capita in Jamaica is 0.11 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.11 t CO2eq/cap in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
That places Jamaica 160th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.11 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.29 t CO2eq/cap, 38% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.11 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.38 t CO2eq/cap, 29% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.108 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 per capita in Jamaica?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Jamaica was 0.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.11 t CO2eq/cap in 1992.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 160th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.