Burundi vs Jamaica: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Burundi
0.1195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jamaica
0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
176th
Jamaica rank
174th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Burundi
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Burundi, a difference of 0.0063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jamaica ahead.
Burundi ranks 176th and Jamaica ranks 174th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 0.0273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 0.0314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 0.0375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 0.0425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 0.0524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 0.0718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 0.0917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 0.1626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1950s | 0.2024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1960s | 0.1689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.1881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.1349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.1083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.1171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.1175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Burundi or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Burundi and Jamaica?
- 0.0063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Jamaica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Jamaica rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Burundi ranks 176th and Jamaica ranks 174th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.