Jamaica vs Uruguay: Emissions of air pollutants

Jamaica
79,290 tonnes
in 2022
Uruguay
83,677 tonnes
in 2022
Jamaica rank
106th
Uruguay rank
103rd

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Jamaica
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 83,677 tonnes against 79,290 tonnes in Jamaica, a difference of 4,387 tonnes.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Uruguay ahead.

Jamaica ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 8 and Uruguay in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1750s 65.28 tonnes 65.74 tonnes 0.4624 tonnes Uruguay
1760s 70.55 tonnes 69.15 tonnes 1.4 tonnes Jamaica
1770s 76.23 tonnes 72.73 tonnes 3.5 tonnes Jamaica
1780s 82.37 tonnes 76.5 tonnes 5.87 tonnes Jamaica
1790s 88.98 tonnes 80.45 tonnes 8.53 tonnes Jamaica
1800s 96.51 tonnes 85.65 tonnes 10.86 tonnes Jamaica
1810s 102.66 tonnes 92.49 tonnes 10.17 tonnes Jamaica
1820s 106.16 tonnes 112.9 tonnes 6.74 tonnes Uruguay
1830s 109.76 tonnes 155.12 tonnes 45.35 tonnes Uruguay
1840s 113.46 tonnes 211.72 tonnes 98.26 tonnes Uruguay
1850s 113.74 tonnes 340.43 tonnes 226.68 tonnes Uruguay
1860s 124.1 tonnes 571.92 tonnes 447.83 tonnes Uruguay
1870s 135.22 tonnes 847.46 tonnes 712.23 tonnes Uruguay
1880s 149.7 tonnes 1,294 tonnes 1,145 tonnes Uruguay
1890s 163.66 tonnes 1,907 tonnes 1,743 tonnes Uruguay
1900s 211.34 tonnes 2,554 tonnes 2,343 tonnes Uruguay
1910s 296.79 tonnes 3,471 tonnes 3,174 tonnes Uruguay
1920s 458.34 tonnes 5,030 tonnes 4,572 tonnes Uruguay
1930s 731.41 tonnes 6,464 tonnes 5,732 tonnes Uruguay
1940s 1,292 tonnes 7,064 tonnes 5,771 tonnes Uruguay
1950s 10,527 tonnes 35,830 tonnes 25,303 tonnes Uruguay
1960s 21,479 tonnes 38,550 tonnes 17,072 tonnes Uruguay
1970s 48,225 tonnes 50,570 tonnes 2,345 tonnes Uruguay
1980s 41,702 tonnes 49,622 tonnes 7,921 tonnes Uruguay
1990s 82,638 tonnes 70,486 tonnes 12,152 tonnes Jamaica
2000s 95,865 tonnes 80,138 tonnes 15,726 tonnes Jamaica
2010s 76,388 tonnes 88,720 tonnes 12,332 tonnes Uruguay
2020s 78,835 tonnes 81,954 tonnes 3,119 tonnes Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Jamaica or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 83,677 tonnes against 79,290 tonnes in Jamaica as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Jamaica and Uruguay?
4,387 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uruguay?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Jamaica and Uruguay rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?
Jamaica ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

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