Climate Change in Jamaica

1,278 indicators covering climate change for Jamaica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 4.1% 2024 up 144.1% 45th
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change 8.01 million tonnes 2024 down 4.8% 139th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change -390,692 tonnes 2024 down 153.1% 159th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita -0.1376 tonnes per person 2024 down 152.3% 154th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 8.01 million tonnes 2024 down 4.8% 139th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 2.82 tonnes per person 2024 down 6.3% 113th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 0.0% 2024 down 4.5% 150th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas 357,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 down 6.1% 154th
Share of global methane emissions 0.0% 2024 down 16.5% 161st
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions 0.0% 2024 down 12.6% 154th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 0.0002 °C 2024 up 17.5% 125th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 0.0002 °C 2024 up 17.5% 125th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 0.0001 °C 2024 down 4.9% 139th
Global warming contributions by gas and source 0 °C 2024 up 8.9% 136th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 down 0.2% 150th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 133.25 kt 2023 up 598.5% 81st
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 0.083 tonnes per person 2024 down 5.6% 89th
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal 235,537 tonnes 2024 down 4.1% 105th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 6.81 million tonnes 2024 up 53.2% 116th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 0.083 tonnes per person 2024 down 5.6% 89th
Incineration — Emissions 193.01 kt 2023 up 1.3% 21st
Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) 193.01 kt 2023 up 1.3% 21st
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 193.01 kt 2023 up 1.3% 21st
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% 2025 — 50th
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 3.11 kt 2023 up 27.1% 67th
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 71.48 years 2023 down 1.3% 158th
Rice — Area harvested, per capita 0 ha per person 2023 down 100.0% 100th
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 100th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 — 100th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 — 100th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 — 89th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 — 89th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0 t per person 2023 down 100.0% 100th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square 0 t per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 100th
Food Packaging — Energy Use 57.4 TJ 2023 up 63.6% 95th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 — 93rd
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 — 93rd
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 — 93rd
IPPU — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 — 91st
IPPU — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 — 91st
IPPU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 — 91st
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 100 2022 up 13.5% 1st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 — 94th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 — 94th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 — 101st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 — 101st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 — 101st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 — 101st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0005 kg per person 2023 down 24.3% 105th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 0.1235 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 22.8% 94th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 100.0% 109th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 109th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 100.0% 109th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 109th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 100.0% 109th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 109th
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 25.02 t 2018 down 80.6% 100th
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 23.4 1000 USD 2018 down 73.4% 97th
Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 17.06 2021 down 37.2% 137th
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 86.93 TJ 2023 down 79.3% 81st