High income vs Jamaica: Carbon intensity of GDP
High income
0.167 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Jamaica
0.2508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
High income rank
26th
Jamaica rank
25th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- High income
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.2508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.167 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.0838 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.5 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
High income ranks 26th and Jamaica ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3332 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3637 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0305 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.2726 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3863 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1138 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.2199 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2693 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0494 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.1776 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2315 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0539 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, High income or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.2508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.167 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between High income and Jamaica?
- 0.0838 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Jamaica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do High income and Jamaica rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- High income ranks 26th and Jamaica ranks 25th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.