Jamaica vs Puerto Rico: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

Jamaica
3.39 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Puerto Rico
3.79 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Jamaica rank
33rd
Puerto Rico rank
30th

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Jamaica
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 3.79 units per square kilometre against 3.39 units per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 0.4 units per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 33rd and Puerto Rico ranks 30th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 3.72 units per square kilometre 2.34 units per square kilometre 1.38 units per square kilometre Jamaica
1970s 8.76 units per square kilometre 4.76 units per square kilometre 4.01 units per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 6.22 units per square kilometre 5.36 units per square kilometre 0.8625 units per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 9.22 units per square kilometre 23.93 units per square kilometre 14.72 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 10.5 units per square kilometre 12.53 units per square kilometre 2.03 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 7.34 units per square kilometre 6.52 units per square kilometre 0.8152 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 3.41 units per square kilometre 3.73 units per square kilometre 0.3174 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, Jamaica or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 3.79 units per square kilometre against 3.39 units per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Puerto Rico?
0.4 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Puerto Rico?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Jamaica and Puerto Rico rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 33rd and Puerto Rico ranks 30th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 11,657 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.