Environment in Jamaica

2,012 indicators covering environment for Jamaica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — Import value 315,226 1000 USD 2024 up 42.3% 105th
Wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5,796 1000 USD 2024 up 49.1% 160th
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services 88 % 2024 down 3.3% 136th
Further processed sawnwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 164th
Total fibre furnish — Production, per capita 0.0042 t per person 2024 up 47.6% 83rd
Total fibre furnish — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.3% 85th
Further processed sawnwood, non-coniferous (export/import) — Export 1 1000 USD 2024 down 94.1% 164th
Further processed sawnwood (export/import) — Export value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 99.8% 187th
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes 2022 1st
Consumption of ozone-depleting substances 2.84 ODP tonnes 2022 down 61.6% 80th
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 98.1% 2024 up 1.7% 134th
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 87.6% 2024 down 3.6% 178th
People using at least a basic drinking water source 2.49 million people 2024 down 2.1% 139th
People not using improved drinking water sources 55,275 people 2024 down 44.8% 103rd
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 1.9% 2024 down 45.7% 98th
Share of the population using improved water sources 98.1% 2024 up 1.7% 134th
Special coated paper and pulp products (export/import) — Export value 8 1000 USD 2024 up 700.0% 134th
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 7.42 Mt CO2e 2023 up 3.4% 130th
Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Export value 34 1000 USD 2024 down 70.4% 123rd
Composite paper and paperboard (export/import) — Import value 73 1000 USD 2024 127th
Printing and writing papers, coated — Import quantity 1,844 t 2024 down 38.0% 134th
Printing and writing papers, coated — Import value 2,462 1000 USD 2024 down 47.2% 136th
Builder's joinery and carpentry of wood (export/import) — Export value 269 1000 USD 2024 down 21.3% 123rd
Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Export 18 1000 USD 2024 down 88.1% 135th
Household and sanitary paper, ready for use (export/import) — Export 169 1000 USD 2024 down 47.7% 128th
Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity 9 m3 2024 up 800.0% 142nd
Wood chips, particles and residues — Export value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 50.0% 153rd
Other manufactured wood products (export/import) — Export value 167 1000 USD 2024 down 80.8% 113th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import quantity 294 t 2024 down 83.1% 133rd
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import value 380 1000 USD 2024 down 86.3% 138th
Further processed sawnwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import value 82 1000 USD 2024 down 89.9% 135th
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 84.1% 2024 down 2.6% 112th
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 37,761 people 2024 down 52.3% 98th
Grassland — Area from MODIS 49.26 1000 ha 2024 down 24.0% 153rd
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS 59.93 1000 ha 2024 up 4.6% 130th
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 38.79 1000 ha 2024 up 0.2% 114th
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS 931.26 1000 ha 2024 up 1.3% 116th
Mangroves — Area from MODIS 17.8 1000 ha 2024 down 2.9% 58th
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS 0.02 1000 ha 2024 down 85.7% 132nd
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 3.55 1000 ha 2024 up 47.9% 143rd
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 down 100.0% 202nd
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 46th
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 23.22 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 150th
Temporary crops — Area 97.34 1000 ha 2024 up 2.0% 162nd
Temporary fallow — Area 13.98 1000 ha 2024 down 9.5% 151st
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area 13.68 1000 ha 2024 down 3.4% 119th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity 446 t 2024 up 774.5% 109th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import value 282 1000 USD 2024 up 754.5% 118th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity 9 m3 2024 up 28.6% 125th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export value 6 1000 USD 2024 up 200.0% 128th
Case materials — Import quantity 8,885 t 2024 up 130.5% 129th
Case materials — Import value 5,513 1000 USD 2024 up 77.6% 129th
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value 261 1000 USD 2024 up 226.2% 144th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity 17,747 t 2024 up 95.5% 133rd
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value 18,368 1000 USD 2024 up 56.5% 133rd
Cartonboard — Import quantity 5,422 t 2024 up 171.5% 119th
Cartonboard — Import value 8,474 1000 USD 2024 up 161.5% 121st
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 13,341 1000 USD 2024 up 31.5% 58th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0002 m3 per person 2024 up 398.8% 106th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 220.1% 107th