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Haiti vs Jamaica

28 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Haiti; the dashed grey line is Jamaica.

Country A · Haiti
Country B · Jamaica

Climate

CO2 emissions

Haiti: 2.97 Mt CO2/year · 2024Jamaica: 8.40 Mt CO2/year · 2024
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Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Haiti: 0.25 t CO2/person/year · 2024Jamaica: 2.96 t CO2/person/year · 2024
024190019502000Jamaicahigh 2018

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Haiti: 0.81 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Jamaica: 0.99 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
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How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Haiti: 8.93 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Jamaica: 0.76 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
051850190019502000Jamaicahigh 2018

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Haiti: 11.9 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Jamaica: 9.09 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
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Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Haiti: 1.63 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Jamaica: 0.36 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
00.511.51850190019502000Jamaicahigh 2019

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

Haiti: 4.55 kg CO2/person/year · 2023Jamaica: 232.1 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
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Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Haiti: 1,022 kWh/person/year · 2023Jamaica: 12,337 kWh/person/year · 2023
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How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Haiti: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Jamaica: 3.05 % of electricity · 2024
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The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Haiti: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Jamaica: 5.89 % of electricity · 2024
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The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Haiti: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Jamaica: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
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The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Haiti: 81.4 % of electricity · 2024Jamaica: 30.5 % of electricity · 2024
05010020002005201020152020Jamaicahigh 2016

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Haiti: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Jamaica: 56.9 % of electricity · 2024
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The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Haiti: 2,409 ha/year · 2024Jamaica: 1,815 ha/year · 2024
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Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

Haiti: 13.5 % of land · 2025Jamaica: 56.9 % of land · 2025
02040601990200020102020Jamaicahigh 2000low 2015

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Haiti: 2,324 deaths/year · 2021Jamaica: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021
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People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Haiti: 0.72 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Jamaica: 0.64 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
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Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Haiti: 8.60 % of land area · 2024Jamaica: 19.9 % of land area · 2024
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The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

Haiti: 20.7 kg/person/year · 2023Jamaica: 67.0 kg/person/year · 2023
0204060198020002020Jamaicahigh 2021low 1990

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Haiti: 0.26 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Jamaica: 18.9 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
0204060198020002020Jamaicahigh 2019low 2009

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

Haiti: 1.80 % of territorial waters · 2024Jamaica: 0.70 % of territorial waters · 2024
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How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

Haiti: 55.6 % living in cities · 2025Jamaica: 59.4 % living in cities · 2025
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The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Haiti: 13.4 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Jamaica: 12.4 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
05101520002005201020152020Jamaicahigh 2009

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

Haiti: 1,131 m³/person/year · 2022Jamaica: 3,812 m³/person/year · 2022
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Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Haiti: 933.5 mm/year · 2025Jamaica: 1,149 mm/year · 2025
05001k1.5k19401960198020002020Jamaicahigh 1942low 1967

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Haiti: -7.60 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Jamaica: 6.10 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
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How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Haiti: 14.0 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Jamaica: 17.6 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0102020002005201020152020Jamaicahigh 2010low 2004

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

Haiti: 1.13 ODP tonnes/year · 2021Jamaica: 2.84 ODP tonnes/year · 2022
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Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data