CO2 emissions per person in Jamaica

Carbon dioxide emissions in Jamaica were 2.84 t CO2 per person in 2024.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Jamaica, 2024 2.84 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 +4.8% 2023: 2.71 t CO2 per person
World, 2024 4.69 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Position in 2024 96th of 203 See the full ranking

CO2 emissions per person in Jamaica over time

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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period JamaicaWorld
2024 2.84 t CO2 per person 4.69 t CO2 per person
2023 2.71 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2022 2.65 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2021 2.28 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2020 2.09 t CO2 per person 4.47 t CO2 per person
2019 2.99 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2018 3.08 t CO2 per person 4.73 t CO2 per person
2017 2.60 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2016 2.71 t CO2 per person 4.65 t CO2 per person
2015 2.54 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2014 2.58 t CO2 per person 4.78 t CO2 per person
2013 2.69 t CO2 per person 4.81 t CO2 per person
2012 2.53 t CO2 per person 4.77 t CO2 per person
2011 2.75 t CO2 per person 4.76 t CO2 per person
2010 2.80 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2009 2.94 t CO2 per person 4.45 t CO2 per person
2008 3.62 t CO2 per person 4.56 t CO2 per person
2007 4.51 t CO2 per person 4.59 t CO2 per person
2006 4.56 t CO2 per person 4.48 t CO2 per person
2005 3.96 t CO2 per person 4.39 t CO2 per person
2004 3.97 t CO2 per person 4.28 t CO2 per person
2003 3.97 t CO2 per person 4.15 t CO2 per person
2002 3.89 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2001 3.93 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2000 3.93 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.8% from 2.71 t CO2 per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 2.58 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by +10.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Jamaica has the 96th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Jamaica
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database