People displaced internally by natural disasters in Jamaica
Jamaica: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 16 number of cases in 2021. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Jamaica, 2008–2021
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people displaced internally by natural disasters in Jamaica is 16 number of cases, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 700.0% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Jamaica peaked at 7,000 number of cases in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2 number of cases, in 2020.
That places Jamaica 140th out of 146 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1,500 number of cases | — |
| 2012 | 2,000 number of cases | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 7,000 number of cases | +250.0% |
| 2017 | 29 number of cases | -99.6% |
| 2018 | 7 number of cases | -75.9% |
| 2020 | 2 number of cases | -71.4% |
| 2021 | 16 number of cases | +700.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 16 number of cases is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,000 number of cases, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 16 number of cases is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,800 number of cases, 0% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,500 number of cases | 1,500 number of cases | 1,500 number of cases | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,259 number of cases | 7 number of cases | 7,000 number of cases | 4 |
| 2020s | 9 number of cases | 2 number of cases | 16 number of cases | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 people displaced internally by natural disasters in Jamaica?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Jamaica was 16 number of cases in 2021, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 7,000 number of cases in 2016.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 number of cases in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Jamaica ranks 140th out of 146 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.