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).