Jamaica vs Nigeria: How have things changed?, per capita

Jamaica
0.0047 metric tons per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0048 metric tons per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
141st
Nigeria rank
140th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Jamaica
  • Nigeria
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.010.012196519942024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0048 metric tons per person against 0.0047 metric tons per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0001 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 141st and Nigeria ranks 140th of 215 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0049 metric tons per person 0.0021 metric tons per person 0.0027 metric tons per person Jamaica
1970s 0.0048 metric tons per person 0.0039 metric tons per person 0.0009 metric tons per person Jamaica
1980s 0.0048 metric tons per person 0.0032 metric tons per person 0.0015 metric tons per person Jamaica
1990s 0.0094 metric tons per person 0.0032 metric tons per person 0.0062 metric tons per person Jamaica
2000s 0.0071 metric tons per person 0.004 metric tons per person 0.0031 metric tons per person Jamaica
2010s 0.0064 metric tons per person 0.0054 metric tons per person 0.0009 metric tons per person Jamaica
2020s 0.0048 metric tons per person 0.0048 metric tons per person 0 metric tons per person Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Jamaica or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0048 metric tons per person against 0.0047 metric tons per person in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Jamaica and Nigeria?
0.0001 metric tons per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nigeria?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Nigeria rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Jamaica ranks 141st and Nigeria ranks 140th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.