Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.1684 m3 per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.1684 m3 per person for wood fuel — production, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.3584 m3 per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 m3 per person, in 1967.
Jamaica ranks 102nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1473 m3 per person | +24552.3% |
| 1963 | 0.153 m3 per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 m3 per person | -99.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1651 m3 per person | +28714.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 m3 per person | -99.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.186 m3 per person | +33610.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1935 m3 per person | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2013 m3 per person | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1951 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1415 m3 per person | -27.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1685 m3 per person | +19.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1876 m3 per person | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1931 m3 per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2242 m3 per person | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2389 m3 per person | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.24 m3 per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2547 m3 per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2942 m3 per person | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2893 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2928 m3 per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2094 m3 per person | -28.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2429 m3 per person | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3466 m3 per person | +42.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3062 m3 per person | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3344 m3 per person | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3338 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3345 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3584 m3 per person | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3124 m3 per person | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2062 m3 per person | -34.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1837 m3 per person | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1616 m3 per person | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.12 m3 per person | -25.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1948 m3 per person | +62.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2057 m3 per person | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.213 m3 per person | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.221 m3 per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2296 m3 per person | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2254 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2213 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2172 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2133 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2096 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2071 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2048 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2026 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2004 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1983 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.196 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1937 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1915 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1894 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1874 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.185 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1827 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1805 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1784 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1761 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1738 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1719 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1701 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1684 m3 per person | -1.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.1684 m3 per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1924 m3 per person, 88% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.1684 m3 per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1856 m3 per person, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +33610.3% | 0.0006 m3 per person | 0.186 m3 per person |
| 1965 | +28714.6% | 0.0006 m3 per person | 0.1651 m3 per person |
| 1962 | +24552.3% | 0.0006 m3 per person | 0.1473 m3 per person |
| 1966 | -99.7% | 0.1651 m3 per person | 0.0006 m3 per person |
| 1964 | -99.6% | 0.153 m3 per person | 0.0006 m3 per person |
| 1996 | +62.4% | 0.12 m3 per person | 0.1948 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0941 m3 per person | 0.0006 m3 per person | 0.1935 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2045 m3 per person | 0.1415 m3 per person | 0.2547 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2984 m3 per person | 0.2094 m3 per person | 0.3466 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2177 m3 per person | 0.12 m3 per person | 0.3584 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2131 m3 per person | 0.2004 m3 per person | 0.2296 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1883 m3 per person | 0.1784 m3 per person | 0.1983 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1721 m3 per person | 0.1684 m3 per person | 0.1761 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0837 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 8.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in Jamaica?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Jamaica was 0.1684 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3584 m3 per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 m3 per person in 1967.
- How does Jamaica rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 102nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.