Hazardous waste treated or disposed in Jamaica
Jamaica: Hazardous waste treated or disposed was 8,435 tonnes in 2006. βΌ Falling
Latest (2006)
8,435 tonnes
Change on year
down 15.7%
World rank
60th
of 72 countries
All-time high
10,000 tonnes
in 2000
All-time low
8,435 tonnes
in 2006
Years of data
7
2000β2006
Hazardous waste treated or disposed in Jamaica, 2000β2006
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hazardous waste treated or disposed in Jamaica is 8,435 tonnes, measured in 2006. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Jamaica ranks 60th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 57 Guatemala 12,364 tonnes compare
- 58 Bangladesh 11,956 tonnes
- 59 Cameroon 8,717 tonnes
- 61 Republic of Moldova 4,946 tonnes compare
- 62 Saint Lucia 4,730 tonnes
- 63 Mauritius 4,593 tonnes
More environment data for Jamaica
- Standard Deviation 0.284 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 12,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 12,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 6,231 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 325 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 342 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 507 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 35,817 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 26,721 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste treated or disposed in Jamaica?
- Hazardous waste treated or disposed in Jamaica was 8,435 tonnes in 2006, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste treated or disposed recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 tonnes in 2000.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste treated or disposed recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,435 tonnes in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for hazardous waste treated or disposed?
- Jamaica ranks 60th out of 72 countries with data for 2006.
- Is hazardous waste treated or disposed rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste treated or disposed (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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