Jamaica Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
9.424.700
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+4,23%
increase
Global Share
0,02%
Per Capita
3,22
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Jamaica were 9.424.700 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 4,23% over the previous year, representing an increase by 382.268 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 9.042.433 tons.
- Per capita: 3,22 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Jamaica accounts for 0,02% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.424.700 | 8.074.048 | 836.754 | 332.940 | 180.959 | 3,22 | 4,23% | 0,018% |
| 2023 | 9.042.433 | 7.703.858 | 836.052 | 329.273 | 173.249 | 3,09 | 2,24% | 0,017% |
| 2022 | 8.844.441 | 7.515.074 | 835.539 | 328.292 | 165.536 | 3,02 | 13,53% | 0,017% |
| 2021 | 7.790.719 | 6.472.414 | 841.143 | 319.331 | 157.831 | 2,67 | 7,91% | 0,015% |
| 2020 | 7.219.428 | 5.922.912 | 837.381 | 308.097 | 151.038 | 2,48 | −26,11% | 0,015% |
| 2019 | 9.770.777 | 8.439.502 | 850.746 | 338.132 | 142.396 | 3,36 | −2,78% | 0,019% |
| 2018 | 10.049.828 | 8.691.142 | 886.476 | 337.493 | 134.717 | 3,47 | 16,25% | 0,020% |
| 2017 | 8.644.823 | 7.307.591 | 883.027 | 323.546 | 130.659 | 2,99 | −3,35% | 0,017% |
| 2016 | 8.944.005 | 7.625.379 | 880.617 | 321.541 | 116.468 | 3,1 | 6,25% | 0,018% |
| 2015 | 8.417.675 | 7.106.682 | 879.269 | 320.044 | 111.680 | 2,93 | −1,46% | 0,017% |
| 2014 | 8.542.080 | 7.214.633 | 892.366 | 327.796 | 107.285 | 2,98 | −2,93% | 0,018% |
| 2013 | 8.799.710 | 7.483.722 | 889.729 | 327.030 | 99.229 | 3,09 | 5,61% | 0,018% |
| 2012 | 8.332.585 | 7.014.038 | 889.747 | 333.641 | 95.158 | 2,93 | −6,52% | 0,018% |
| 2011 | 8.913.736 | 7.603.315 | 880.508 | 333.120 | 96.793 | 3,15 | −0,68% | 0,019% |
| 2010 | 8.974.376 | 7.692.209 | 852.986 | 330.753 | 98.428 | 3,19 | −4,13% | 0,020% |
| 2009 | 9.361.368 | 8.049.332 | 869.094 | 344.663 | 98.278 | 3,34 | −16,48% | 0,022% |
| 2008 | 11.207.960 | 9.870.533 | 881.941 | 359.657 | 95.828 | 4,02 | −17,67% | 0,026% |
| 2007 | 13.613.605 | 12.235.885 | 885.573 | 401.081 | 91.065 | 4,9 | −0,74% | 0,031% |
| 2006 | 13.714.892 | 12.311.024 | 915.736 | 409.671 | 78.462 | 4,97 | 11,44% | 0,033% |
| 2005 | 12.306.624 | 10.628.856 | 1.155.341 | 443.485 | 78.941 | 4,48 | −0,2% | 0,030% |
| 2004 | 12.331.663 | 10.600.800 | 1.210.390 | 447.254 | 73.218 | 4,52 | −0,29% | 0,031% |
| 2003 | 12.366.959 | 10.557.041 | 1.288.928 | 454.287 | 66.704 | 4,56 | 3,02% | 0,032% |
| 2002 | 12.004.618 | 10.259.616 | 1.243.247 | 439.384 | 62.371 | 4,45 | −0,35% | 0,033% |
| 2001 | 12.047.349 | 10.308.703 | 1.253.967 | 433.474 | 51.206 | 4,5 | 0,56% | 0,033% |
| 2000 | 11.979.707 | 10.244.353 | 1.256.618 | 432.536 | 46.199 | 4,51 | 0,57% | 0,033% |
| 1999 | 11.911.618 | 10.159.977 | 1.253.723 | 459.441 | 38.477 | 4,52 | 2,52% | 0,034% |
| 1998 | 11.618.859 | 9.902.632 | 1.246.975 | 441.461 | 27.791 | 4,45 | 4,65% | 0,033% |
| 1997 | 11.102.882 | 9.403.441 | 1.251.674 | 427.106 | 20.661 | 4,29 | 1,71% | 0,032% |
| 1996 | 10.916.360 | 9.189.514 | 1.285.318 | 425.328 | 16.201 | 4,26 | 3,19% | 0,032% |
| 1995 | 10.579.403 | 8.810.402 | 1.334.684 | 421.624 | 12.693 | 4,17 | 3,36% | 0,032% |
| 1994 | 10.235.914 | 8.523.355 | 1.304.051 | 403.059 | 5.450 | 4,07 | 0,5% | 0,031% |
| 1993 | 10.185.306 | 8.437.501 | 1.329.323 | 414.147 | 4.335 | 4,09 | 1,51% | 0,031% |
| 1992 | 10.033.824 | 8.302.459 | 1.323.535 | 404.882 | 2.949 | 4,07 | 8,76% | 0,031% |
| 1991 | 9.225.553 | 7.603.907 | 1.237.171 | 382.243 | 2.232 | 3,78 | −0,27% | 0,029% |
| 1990 | 9.250.337 | 7.704.062 | 1.163.278 | 381.486 | 1.511 | 3,82 | 16,88% | 0,029% |
| 1989 | 7.914.139 | 6.471.477 | 1.087.130 | 354.704 | 828 | 3,29 | 22,12% | 0,025% |
| 1988 | 6.480.752 | 5.057.709 | 1.087.553 | 334.859 | 631 | 2,71 | 3,38% | 0,021% |
| 1987 | 6.268.724 | 4.817.724 | 1.112.488 | 337.958 | 554 | 2,63 | 2,86% | 0,021% |
| 1986 | 6.094.632 | 4.656.898 | 1.106.329 | 330.833 | 573 | 2,58 | −2,26% | 0,021% |
| 1985 | 6.235.491 | 4.874.198 | 1.037.810 | 323.373 | 110 | 2,67 | −9,45% | 0,021% |
| 1984 | 6.885.918 | 5.473.182 | 1.078.723 | 333.823 | 189 | 2,98 | −4,84% | 0,024% |
| 1983 | 7.236.191 | 5.870.273 | 1.036.488 | 329.253 | 177 | 3,18 | 2,32% | 0,026% |
| 1982 | 7.072.415 | 5.800.403 | 961.112 | 310.748 | 153 | 3,16 | −11,87% | 0,025% |
| 1981 | 8.024.598 | 6.804.187 | 909.340 | 310.863 | 208 | 3,65 | −1,18% | 0,029% |
| 1980 | 8.120.182 | 6.878.646 | 929.669 | 311.847 | 20 | 3,75 | −2,68% | 0,029% |
| 1979 | 8.343.903 | 7.133.260 | 900.645 | 309.998 | 0 | 3,91 | −3,23% | 0,029% |
| 1978 | 8.622.800 | 7.407.140 | 899.040 | 316.620 | 0 | 4,1 | 1,92% | 0,031% |
| 1977 | 8.460.224 | 7.238.075 | 909.269 | 312.880 | 0 | 4,07 | 7,98% | 0,031% |
| 1976 | 7.835.055 | 6.613.747 | 909.270 | 312.038 | 0 | 3,81 | −9,61% | 0,029% |
| 1975 | 8.667.870 | 7.442.056 | 901.036 | 324.778 | 0 | 4,27 | −13,9% | 0,034% |
| 1974 | 10.066.767 | 8.851.653 | 889.595 | 325.519 | 0 | 5,04 | 3,23% | 0,040% |
| 1973 | 9.751.465 | 8.548.936 | 877.870 | 324.658 | 0 | 4,96 | 5,98% | 0,038% |
| 1972 | 9.201.213 | 8.007.321 | 875.748 | 318.144 | 0 | 4,76 | −0,37% | 0,038% |
| 1971 | 9.235.498 | 8.038.801 | 876.194 | 320.504 | 0 | 4,85 | −0,03% | 0,040% |
| 1970 | 9.238.675 | 8.051.190 | 870.160 | 317.325 | 0 | 4,93 | – | 0,040% |
See also
- Jamaica CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Jamaica
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).