Waste — Emissions Share in Jamaica
Jamaica: Waste — Emissions Share was 10.33 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Jamaica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Jamaica stood at 10.33 %.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Jamaica peaked at 10.48 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.9 %, in 1999.
Jamaica ranks 28th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.04 % | — |
| 1991 | 6 % | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 6.23 % | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 6.15 % | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 6.22 % | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 6.18 % | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 6.17 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 6.19 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 6.03 % | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 5.9 % | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 6.23 % | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 6.38 % | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 6.47 % | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.32 % | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.52 % | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 6.93 % | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 7.86 % | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 8.13 % | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 8.95 % | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 9.12 % | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 9.4 % | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 9.35 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.16 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 9.47 % | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.83 % | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 9.78 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.85 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.44 % | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 9.69 % | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 10.48 % | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 10.23 % | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 10.38 % | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 10.33 % | -0.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 10.33 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.57 %, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 10.33 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.74 %, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.11 % | 5.9 % | 6.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.29 % | 6.23 % | 9.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.54 % | 9.16 % | 9.85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.36 % | 10.23 % | 10.48 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 25 Antigua and Barbuda 10.67 % compare
- 26 Mauritius 10.61 % compare
- 27 Grenada 10.43 % compare
- 29 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10.31 % compare
- 30 Sao Tome and Principe 9.8 % compare
- 30 Tuvalu 9.8 % 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 share in Jamaica?
- Waste — emissions share in Jamaica was 10.33 % 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 10.48 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 % in 1999.
- How does Jamaica rank for waste — emissions share?
- Jamaica ranks 28th 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 9.1%. 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 (N2O). 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.