Electricity generation from oil per person in Jamaica
Jamaica: Electricity generation from oil per person was 528.32 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from oil per person in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 528.32 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from oil per person in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Jamaica peaked at 2,680 kilowatt-hours in 2005 and was at its lowest, 427.45 kilowatt-hours, in 2020.
That places Jamaica 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil per person in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,477 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2,500 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,579 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2,635 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2,627 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,680 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2,673 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,122 kilowatt-hours | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 1,457 kilowatt-hours | -31.4% |
| 2009 | 1,487 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,452 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1,442 kilowatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,396 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1,397 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,374 kilowatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1,370 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,384 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,083 kilowatt-hours | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 1,032 kilowatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 988.21 kilowatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 427.45 kilowatt-hours | -56.7% |
| 2021 | 433.45 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 535.37 kilowatt-hours | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 485.95 kilowatt-hours | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 528.32 kilowatt-hours | +8.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 528.32 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.73 kilowatt-hours, 5.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 528.32 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 401.02 kilowatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -56.7% | 988.21 kilowatt-hours | 427.45 kilowatt-hours |
| 2008 | -31.4% | 2,122 kilowatt-hours | 1,457 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,324 kilowatt-hours | 1,457 kilowatt-hours | 2,680 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,292 kilowatt-hours | 988.21 kilowatt-hours | 1,452 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 482.11 kilowatt-hours | 427.45 kilowatt-hours | 535.37 kilowatt-hours | 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 electricity generation from oil per person in Jamaica?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in Jamaica was 528.32 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,680 kilowatt-hours in 2005.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 427.45 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Jamaica ranks 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.