Human caused air pollution exposure in Jamaica
Jamaica: Human caused air pollution exposure was 15.35 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.35
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
87th
of 240 countries
All-time high
16.02
in 2005
All-time low
11.38
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Jamaica, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 15.35 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Jamaica peaked at 16.02 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.38, in 1998.
That places Jamaica 87th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.38 | — |
| 1999 | 12.47 | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 12.78 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 12.51 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 13.63 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 14.54 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 13.57 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 16.02 | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 15.16 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 14.23 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 14.44 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 14.43 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 15.88 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 14.34 | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 14.52 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 13.94 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.06 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 14.43 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 14.07 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 14.09 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 14.06 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.07 | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 15.08 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 15.33 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 14.84 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 15.49 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 15.35 | -0.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 15.35 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 15.35 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.09, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.93 | 11.38 | 12.47 | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.13 | 12.51 | 16.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.55 | 13.94 | 15.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.22 | 14.84 | 15.49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 84 Burkina Faso 15.97 compare
- 85 Botswana 15.93 compare
- 86 Montenegro 15.81 compare
- 88 Niger 15.28 compare
- 89 Guinea-Bissau 15.23 compare
- 90 Guinea 15.2 compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0807 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 21.14 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Jamaica?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Jamaica was 15.35 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 16.02 in 2005.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.38 in 1998.
- How does Jamaica rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Jamaica ranks 87th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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