Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Jamaica
Jamaica: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 359.65 million current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Jamaica, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Jamaica is 359.65 million current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Jamaica peaked at 359.65 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 90.52 million current US$, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 117th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 130.64 million current US$ | 90.52 million current US$ | 177.16 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 237.15 million current US$ | 186.73 million current US$ | 309.55 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 260.39 million current US$ | 213.76 million current US$ | 342.13 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 340.02 million current US$ | 320.38 million current US$ | 359.65 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 114 Benin 377.22 million current US$ compare
- 115 Botswana 372.96 million current US$ compare
- 116 Costa Rica 369.62 million current US$ compare
- 118 Zambia 358.42 million current US$ compare
- 119 El Salvador 347.00 million current US$ compare
- 120 Papua New Guinea 337.18 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- DEC alternative conversion factor 159.1 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 603.86 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 546.60 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -55.33 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -347.79 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.25 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 7,790 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 3.56 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Jamaica?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Jamaica was 359.65 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 359.65 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.52 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Jamaica ranks 117th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.