Municipal waste collected in Jamaica
Jamaica: Municipal waste collected was 1.46 million tonnes in 2006. β² Rising
Latest (2006)
1.46 million tonnes
Change on year
up 50.9%
World rank
56th
of 103 countries
All-time high
1.46 million tonnes
in 2006
All-time low
953,000 tonnes
in 2001
Years of data
6
2001β2006
Municipal waste collected in Jamaica, 2001β2006
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Jamaica is 1.46 million tonnes, measured in 2006. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.9% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Jamaica ranks 56th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 53 Croatia 1.64 million tonnes
- 54 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.60 million tonnes compare
- 55 Yemen 1.58 million tonnes compare
- 57 Kyrgyzstan 1.40 million tonnes compare
- 58 Tunisia 1.32 million tonnes
- 59 Lithuania 1.27 million tonnes compare
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 municipal waste collected in Jamaica?
- Municipal waste collected in Jamaica was 1.46 million tonnes in 2006, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million tonnes in 2006.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 953,000 tonnes in 2001.
- How does Jamaica rank for municipal waste collected?
- Jamaica ranks 56th out of 103 countries with data for 2006.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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