Dimension 5.2: Standards and Methods in Jamaica
Jamaica: Dimension 5.2: Standards and Methods was 0.45 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dimension 5.2: Standards and Methods in Jamaica, 2016–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
Analysis
The most recent figure for dimension 5.2: standards and methods in Jamaica is 0.45, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
That places Jamaica 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Dimension 5.2: Standards and Methods in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.45 | — |
| 2017 | 0.35 | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.45 | +12.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.65, 69% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.45 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.55, 82% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.35 | 0.3 | 0.45 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3875 | 0.3 | 0.45 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 145 Antigua and Barbuda 0.45 compare
- 145 Bhutan 0.45 compare
- 145 Burundi 0.45 compare
- 145 Central African Republic 0.45 compare
- 145 Chad 0.45 compare
- 145 Ethiopia 0.45 compare
- 145 Gabon 0.45 compare
- 145 Guyana 0.45 compare
- 145 India 0.45 compare
- 145 Iran 0.45 compare
- 145 Madagascar 0.45 compare
- 145 Malawi 0.45 compare
- 145 Mali 0.45 compare
- 145 Sierra Leone 0.45 compare
- 145 Solomon Islands 0.45 compare
- 145 Somalia 0.45 compare
- 145 Tonga 0.45 compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dimension 5.2: standards and methods in Jamaica?
- Dimension 5.2: standards and methods in Jamaica was 0.45 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest dimension 5.2: standards and methods recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.45 in 2016.
- What is the lowest dimension 5.2: standards and methods recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for dimension 5.2: standards and methods?
- Jamaica ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dimension 5.2: standards and methods rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Dimension 5.2: Standards and Methods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average score for Standards and Methods indicators. Internationally accepted and recommended methodology, classifications and standards provide the basis for national statistical offices (NSOs) on data integration, facilitating data exchange and providing the foundation for the preparation of relevant statistical indicators. The following methods and standards are considered: System of national accounts in use, National Accounts base year, Classification of national industry, CPI base year, Classification of household consumption, Classification of status of employment, Central government accounting status, Compilation of government finance statistics, Compilation of monetary and financial statistics, Business process. . Further work could improve the validity of this indicator and reduce the risk that countries may be incentivized to adopt only traditional standards and methods and neglect innovative solutions that may be more valid in the current context.