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Carbon intensity of the economy — Jamaica

Carbon intensity of the economy in Jamaica in 2022 — 0.395 kg/$. Ranked 143 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 324.7%.

2022 0.395 kg/$ +3.95% vs 2021
World rank 143of 164
Period maximum 0.763 kg/$1978
Period minimum 0.093 kg/$1950

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Jamaica, 1950–202200.20.40.60.819501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.093 kg/$1952: 0.165 kg/$1954: 0.182 kg/$1956: 0.239 kg/$1958: 0.221 kg/$1960: 0.213 kg/$1962: 0.293 kg/$1964: 0.505 kg/$1966: 0.387 kg/$1968: 0.391 kg/$1970: 0.418 kg/$1972: 0.511 kg/$1974: 0.589 kg/$1976: 0.6 kg/$1978: 0.763 kg/$1980: 0.762 kg/$1982: 0.539 kg/$1984: 0.439 kg/$1986: 0.401 kg/$1988: 0.36 kg/$1990: 0.531 kg/$1992: 0.508 kg/$1994: 0.507 kg/$1996: 0.572 kg/$1998: 0.577 kg/$2000: 0.591 kg/$2002: 0.566 kg/$2004: 0.557 kg/$2006: 0.586 kg/$2008: 0.542 kg/$2010: 0.405 kg/$2012: 0.412 kg/$2014: 0.398 kg/$2016: 0.412 kg/$2018: 0.398 kg/$2020: 0.373 kg/$2022: 0.395 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.302 (+324.73%) Average annual rate: 2.03 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jamaica

Jamaica 0.395 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.395 +0.015 +3.95%
2021 0.38 +0.007 +1.88%
2020 0.373 −0.089 −19.26%
2019 0.462 +0.064 +16.08%
2018 0.398 +0.007 +1.79%
2017 0.391 −0.021 −5.1%
2016 0.412 +0.002 +0.49%
2015 0.41 +0.012 +3.02%
2014 0.398 −0.044 −9.95%
2013 0.442 +0.03 +7.28%
2012 0.412 −0.016 −3.74%
2011 0.428 +0.023 +5.68%
2010 0.405 −0.008 −1.94%
2009 0.413 −0.129 −23.8%
2008 0.542 +0.006 +1.12%
2007 0.536 −0.05 −8.53%
2006 0.586 +0.043 +7.92%
2005 0.543 −0.014 −2.51%
2004 0.557 −0.013 −2.28%
2003 0.57 +0.004 +0.71%
2002 0.566 −0.027 −4.55%
2001 0.593 +0.002 +0.34%
2000 0.591 +0.01 +1.72%
1999 0.581 +0.004 +0.69%
1998 0.577 −0.021 −3.51%
1997 0.598 +0.026 +4.55%
1996 0.572 +0.024 +4.38%
1995 0.548 +0.041 +8.09%
1994 0.507 −0.003 −0.59%
1993 0.51 +0.002 +0.39%
1992 0.508 −0.024 −4.51%
1991 0.532 +0.001 +0.19%
1990 0.531 +0.031 +6.2%
1989 0.5 +0.14 +38.89%
1988 0.36 −0.08 −18.18%
1987 0.44 +0.039 +9.73%
1986 0.401 −0.051 −11.28%
1985 0.452 +0.013 +2.96%
1984 0.439 −0.107 −19.6%
1983 0.546 +0.007 +1.3%
1982 0.539 −0.112 −17.2%
1981 0.651 −0.111 −14.57%
1980 0.762 +0.035 +4.81%
1979 0.727 −0.036 −4.72%
1978 0.763 +0.136 +21.69%
1977 0.627 +0.027 +4.5%
1976 0.6 −0.034 −5.36%
1975 0.634 +0.045 +7.64%
1974 0.589 −0.029 −4.69%
1973 0.618 +0.107 +20.94%
1972 0.511 +0.029 +6.02%
1971 0.482 +0.064 +15.31%
1970 0.418 +0.017 +4.24%
1969 0.401 +0.01 +2.56%
1968 0.391 −0.019 −4.63%
1967 0.41 +0.023 +5.94%
1966 0.387 +0.043 +12.5%
1965 0.344 −0.161 −31.88%
1964 0.505 +0.184 +57.32%
1963 0.321 +0.028 +9.56%
1962 0.293 −0.007 −2.33%
1961 0.3 +0.087 +40.85%
1960 0.213 −0.071 −25%
1959 0.284 +0.063 +28.51%
1958 0.221 −0.045 −16.92%
1957 0.266 +0.027 +11.3%
1956 0.239 +0.033 +16.02%
1955 0.206 +0.024 +13.19%
1954 0.182 +0.024 +15.19%
1953 0.158 −0.007 −4.24%
1952 0.165 +0.001 +0.61%
1951 0.164 +0.071 +76.34%
1950 0.093 — —

Caribbean, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DO Dominican Republic 0.163 HT Haiti 0.164 DM Dominica 0.244 CU Cuba 0.276 LC Saint Lucia 0.296 BB Barbados 0.386 JM Jamaica 0.395 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0.999
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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