Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 359.65 million current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Jamaica, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Jamaica is 359.65 million current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Jamaica peaked at 359.65 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 90.52 million current US$, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 118th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.52 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 94.92 million current US$ | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 109.18 million current US$ | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 116.66 million current US$ | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 122.71 million current US$ | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 132.69 million current US$ | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 143.89 million current US$ | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 152.32 million current US$ | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 166.40 million current US$ | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 177.16 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 186.73 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 195.62 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 206.57 million current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 222.53 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 233.20 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 245.69 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 295.76 million current US$ | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 309.55 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 258.18 million current US$ | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 217.63 million current US$ | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 213.76 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 224.61 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 216.25 million current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 239.21 million current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 242.09 million current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 246.54 million current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 271.85 million current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 270.15 million current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 337.33 million current US$ | +24.9% |
| 2019 | 342.13 million current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 320.38 million current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 359.65 million current US$ | +12.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 359.65 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 960.77 million current US$, 37% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 359.65 million current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 265.41 million current US$, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 130.64 million current US$ | 90.52 million current US$ | 177.16 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 237.15 million current US$ | 186.73 million current US$ | 309.55 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 260.39 million current US$ | 213.76 million current US$ | 342.13 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 340.02 million current US$ | 320.38 million current US$ | 359.65 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 115 Benin 377.22 million current US$ compare
- 116 Botswana 372.96 million current US$ compare
- 117 Costa Rica 369.62 million current US$ compare
- 119 Zambia 358.42 million current US$ compare
- 120 El Salvador 347.00 million current US$ compare
- 121 Papua New Guinea 337.18 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 72.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -20.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 53.22 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -21.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Jamaica?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Jamaica was 359.65 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 359.65 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.52 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Jamaica ranks 118th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.