Jamaica vs United States Virgin Islands: How have things changed?, per capita

Jamaica
0.0047 metric tons per person
in 2024
United States Virgin Islands
0.0048 metric tons per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
141st
United States Virgin Islands rank
139th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Jamaica
  • United States Virgin Islands
0.0050.010.0150.02196519942024

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands 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 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Jamaica ranks 141st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 139th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0049 metric tons per person 0.0115 metric tons per person 0.0066 metric tons per person United States Virgin Islands
1970s 0.0048 metric tons per person 0.0064 metric tons per person 0.0016 metric tons per person United States Virgin Islands
1980s 0.0048 metric tons per person 0.0074 metric tons per person 0.0027 metric tons per person United States Virgin Islands
1990s 0.0094 metric tons per person 0.0106 metric tons per person 0.0012 metric tons per person United States Virgin Islands
2000s 0.0071 metric tons per person 0.0158 metric tons per person 0.0087 metric tons per person United States Virgin Islands
2010s 0.0064 metric tons per person 0.0054 metric tons per person 0.001 metric tons per person Jamaica
2020s 0.0048 metric tons per person 0.0041 metric tons per person 0.0007 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 United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, 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 United States Virgin Islands?
0.0001 metric tons per person, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United States Virgin Islands?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Jamaica ranks 141st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 139th 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.