Waste — Emissions Share in Jamaica
Jamaica: Waste — Emissions Share was 35.25 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Jamaica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 35.25 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Jamaica peaked at 35.34 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.63 %, in 1992.
Jamaica ranks 65th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.97 % | 18.63 % | 21.17 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.29 % | 20.69 % | 31.72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.71 % | 31.84 % | 34.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.04 % | 34.77 % | 35.34 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 927.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 280.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 647.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 23.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 37.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 35.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0754 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Jamaica?
- Waste — emissions share in Jamaica was 35.25 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 35.34 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.63 % in 1992.
- How does Jamaica rank for waste — emissions share?
- Jamaica ranks 65th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.