Climate Change in Jamaica

1,278 indicators covering climate change for Jamaica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 86.93 TJ 2023 down 79.3% 81st
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 100.0% 108th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 100.0% 108th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 100.0% 108th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 133.25 kt 2023 up 598.5% 73rd
Per capita methane emissions by sector 908.52 kilograms per person 2023 — 25th
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 230,000 tonnes 2023 down 4.2% 149th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 600,000 tonnes 2023 down 4.8% 150th
Methane emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 — 72nd
Methane emissions from agriculture 370,000 tonnes 2023 down 5.1% 151st
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 961.34 kilograms per person 2023 up 66.2% 92nd
CO₂ emissions from transport 2.73 million tonnes 2023 up 69.6% 113th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 637.37 kilograms per person 2023 up 39.7% 33rd
Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 4.1 2025 down 14.6% 83rd
Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 3.8 2025 up 2.7% 90th
Lack of coping capacity 3.5 2025 down 10.3% 119th
Vulnerability 3.7 2025 up 42.3% 98th
CO₂ emissions by sector 680,000 tonnes 2023 up 161.5% 101st
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 239.46 kilograms per person 2023 up 156.4% 67th
Terrestrial protected areas 19.9% 2025 up 25.2% 90th
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 1.6% 2025 up 14.3% 172nd
Marine protected areas 0.7% 2025 down 12.5% 110th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 100.0% 100th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 100th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2019 — 94th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2019 — 94th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2019 — 100th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2019 — 100th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2019 — 100th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2019 — 100th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0 kg per person 2019 down 98.6% 102nd
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 0.0025 kg per square kilometre 2019 down 98.6% 101st
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 100.0% 99th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2019 — 93rd
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2019 — 99th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2019 — 99th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2019 down 99.0% 101st
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0044 kt 2023 up 528.6% 87th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.001 kt 2023 up 400.0% 82nd
Food Processing — Emissions 132.86 kt 2023 up 598.8% 83rd
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1245 kt 2023 up 580.3% 87th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.2669 kt 2023 up 482.8% 82nd
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 3.33 2021 up 574.8% 12th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 10,000 tonnes 2023 down 85.7% 134th
Food Packaging — Energy Use 57.4 TJ 2023 up 63.6% 82nd
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% 2023 up 24.4% 110th
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 0.0% 2023 up 24.4% 110th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% 2023 up 24.4% 110th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 96.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 33.6% 89th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 1,302 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 20.8% 91st
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 1.46 million tonnes 2024 up 7,857.5% 95th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 0.5135 tonnes per person 2024 up 7,775.4% 74th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 7.74 million tonnes 2024 up 42,141.8% 108th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 563.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2024 down 6.3% 73rd
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 0 kt 2024 — 72nd
Food Processing — Emissions 132.86 kt 2023 up 598.8% 73rd
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0044 kt 2023 up 579.8% 77th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.001 kt 2023 up 482.1% 74th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 231.8 kilograms 2024 up 9.3% 49th
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 658,115 tonnes 2024 up 11.0% 80th