How have things changed?, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0047 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed?, per capita in Jamaica, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Jamaica stood at 0.0047 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0116 metric tons per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 metric tons per person, in 1981.
That places Jamaica 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.005 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.005 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.005 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.005 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -14.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | +30.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | +20.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0113 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.011 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0083 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | -53.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +86.2% |
| 2002 | 0.008 metric tons per person | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -27.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0067 metric tons per person | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0095 metric tons per person | +36.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.007 metric tons per person | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.007 metric tons per person | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 metric tons per person | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.006 metric tons per person | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.005 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0047 metric tons per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 43% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0047 metric tons per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 43% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +86.2% | 0.0039 metric tons per person | 0.0072 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 metric tons per person | 0.0046 metric tons per person | 0.0051 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0048 metric tons per person | 0.0045 metric tons per person | 0.0051 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0048 metric tons per person | 0.0037 metric tons per person | 0.0068 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0094 metric tons per person | 0.0072 metric tons per person | 0.0116 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 metric tons per person | 0.0039 metric tons per person | 0.0095 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 metric tons per person | 0.0052 metric tons per person | 0.0073 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0048 metric tons per person | 0.0047 metric tons per person | 0.005 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 138 Liberia 0.005 metric tons per person compare
- 139 United States Virgin Islands 0.0048 metric tons per person compare
- 140 Nigeria 0.0048 metric tons per person compare
- 142 Mali 0.0046 metric tons per person compare
- 143 South Sudan 0.0046 metric tons per person compare
- 144 Libya 0.0045 metric tons per person 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 how have things changed?, per capita in Jamaica?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0047 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0116 metric tons per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 metric tons per person in 1981.
- How does Jamaica rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.