Oil consumption per person in Jamaica
Jamaica: Oil consumption per person was 9,313 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9,313 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
99th
of 219 countries
All-time high
19,305 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2007
All-time low
7,119 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2020
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Oil consumption per person in Jamaica, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2024, oil consumption per person in Jamaica stood at 9,313 kilowatt-hours per person.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Jamaica peaked at 19,305 kilowatt-hours per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7,119 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 99th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Oil consumption per person in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15,607 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 13,334 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 11,150 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 11,560 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 9,765 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 8,528 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.7% |
| 1986 | 8,339 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 9,087 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 10,230 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 11,625 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 12,119 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 12,613 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 13,450 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 13,537 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 13,804 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 15,310 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 15,599 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 16,142 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 16,392 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 16,661 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 16,131 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 16,380 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 16,126 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 16,705 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 16,236 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 16,645 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 19,038 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 19,305 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 16,246 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 12,662 kilowatt-hours per person | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 11,567 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 12,148 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 11,245 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 12,204 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 11,930 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 12,274 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 12,636 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 10,526 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 11,873 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 12,856 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 7,119 kilowatt-hours per person | -44.6% |
| 2021 | 8,004 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 8,841 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 9,318 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 9,313 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 9,313 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,115 kilowatt-hours per person, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 9,313 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9,841 kilowatt-hours per person, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil consumption per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -44.6% | 12,856 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,119 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,923 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,339 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,607 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,563 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,119 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,661 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,547 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,662 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,305 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,926 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,526 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,856 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,519 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,119 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,318 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 96 Uruguay 9,841 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 97 Latvia 9,676 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 98 Hungary 9,592 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 100 Bulgaria 9,294 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 101 Thailand 8,995 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 102 Ecuador 8,910 kilowatt-hours 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 oil consumption per person in Jamaica?
- Oil consumption per person in Jamaica was 9,313 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 19,305 kilowatt-hours per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,119 kilowatt-hours per person in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for oil consumption per person?
- Jamaica ranks 99th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.