Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology in Jamaica
Jamaica: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Jamaica is 93.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Jamaica peaked at 93.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 104th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.0% | — |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 93.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 93.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.0%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.5% | 77.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 85.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 92.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More energy & mining data for Jamaica
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 23.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Jamaica?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Jamaica was 93.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Jamaica ranks 104th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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