Jamaica vs Lower middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP
Jamaica
0.2508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income
0.1857 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Jamaica rank
25th
Lower middle income rank
23rd
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Jamaica
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.2508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1857 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0651 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 191 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3637 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2525 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1112 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.3863 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2271 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1593 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.2693 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.207 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0623 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.2315 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1881 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0434 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, Jamaica or Lower middle income?
- Jamaica, at 0.2508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1857 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Jamaica and Lower middle income?
- 0.0651 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Lower middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 191 countries.
- 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.
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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 $.