Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Fossil fuel consumption, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Jamaica, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Jamaica is 0 terawatt-hours per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1986.
Jamaica ranks 105th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -12.7% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -30.5% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0 terawatt-hours per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 95% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0 terawatt-hours per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 87% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More energy & mining data for Jamaica
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 26.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Jamaica?
- Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Jamaica was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1986.
- How does Jamaica rank for fossil fuel consumption, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 105th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel consumption, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Fossil fuel consumption, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fossil fuel consumption ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fossil fuel consumption Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.