Waste — Emissions Share in Jamaica

Jamaica: Waste — Emissions Share was 35.25 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35.25 %
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
67th
of 222 countries
All-time high
35.34 %
in 2022
All-time low
18.63 %
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Jamaica, 1990–2023

0102030401990200620231990: 20.1 %1991: 19.6 %1992: 18.6 %1993: 18.8 %1994: 19.5 %1995: 19.5 %1996: 20.4 %1997: 21 %1998: 21 %1999: 21.2 %2000: 21.2 %2001: 21.4 %2002: 21.4 %2003: 20.7 %2004: 22.2 %2005: 22.8 %2006: 29.3 %2007: 30.9 %2008: 31.2 %2009: 31.7 %2010: 32.5 %2011: 32 %2012: 31.8 %2013: 32 %2014: 32.5 %2015: 33 %2016: 32.8 %2017: 33 %2018: 33 %2019: 34.4 %2020: 34.8 %2021: 34.8 %2022: 35.3 %2023: 35.2 %

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 67th of 222 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.

Waste — Emissions Share in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Jamaica, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 20.07 % —
1991 19.64 % -2.1%
1992 18.63 % -5.1%
1993 18.84 % +1.1%
1994 19.47 % +3.3%
1995 19.47 % +0.0%
1996 20.39 % +4.7%
1997 21.03 % +3.1%
1998 20.96 % -0.3%
1999 21.17 % +1.0%
2000 21.16 % -0.0%
2001 21.42 % +1.2%
2002 21.43 % +0.0%
2003 20.69 % -3.5%
2004 22.2 % +7.3%
2005 22.77 % +2.6%
2006 29.33 % +28.8%
2007 30.95 % +5.5%
2008 31.23 % +0.9%
2009 31.72 % +1.6%
2010 32.52 % +2.5%
2011 32 % -1.6%
2012 31.84 % -0.5%
2013 31.97 % +0.4%
2014 32.5 % +1.7%
2015 32.96 % +1.4%
2016 32.83 % -0.4%
2017 33.03 % +0.6%
2018 33.01 % -0.1%
2019 34.4 % +4.2%
2020 34.79 % +1.1%
2021 34.77 % -0.1%
2022 35.34 % +1.6%
2023 35.25 % -0.3%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 35.25 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 35.25 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.48 %, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Waste — Emissions Share 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.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +28.8% 22.77 % 29.33 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 64 Caribbean 35.72 % compare
  2. 65 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 35.48 % compare
  3. 66 Dominican Republic 35.31 % compare
  4. 68 Latvia 35.13 % compare
  5. 69 Tonga 34.8 % compare
  6. 70 Panama 34.54 % compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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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 67th out of 222 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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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
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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.