Jamaica vs Yemen: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Jamaica
0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
174th
Yemen rank
173rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Jamaica
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 174th and Yemen ranks 173rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 11 and Yemen in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 0.0824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 0.0822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 0.0879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 0.1033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 0.1176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 0.1119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 0.1017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1940s | 0.1275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1950s | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.2104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.1964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.2009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Jamaica or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Jamaica and Yemen?
- 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Yemen rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Jamaica ranks 174th and Yemen ranks 173rd 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.