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Jamaica
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP25.89[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita8741.55[$]
Population2.96[millions]
Land Area11059.77[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 72 45.60 -2.00
Ecosystem Vitality 116 39.80 -2.00
Biodiversity 103 53.20 -0.10
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 77 86.10 1.70
Terrestrial biomes (global) 59 96.90 0.40
Marine protected areas 91 1.50 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 74 37.30 4.00
Biodiversity Habitat Index 120 39.00 NA
Species Protection Index 132 27.30 0.70
Species Habitat Index 140 53.80 -42.30
Ecosystem Services 69 30.10 -0.90
Tree cover loss 65 19.70 0.90
Grassland loss 37 70.70 -29.30
Wetland loss 73 52.30 17.50
Fisheries 82 16.90 4.40
Fish Stock Status 74 19.70 8.80
Marine Trophic Index 66 14.20 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 91 69.10 -27.60
SO2 growth rate 96 70.90 -22.50
NOx growth rate 87 67.40 -32.60
Agriculture 131 25.30 2.60
Pesticide 83 28.20 NA
N Mgmt Index 147 22.40 5.10
Water Resources 107 3.00 NA
Wastewater treatment 107 3.00 NA
Health 85 41.80 2.20
Air Quality 75 39.80 2.70
PM2.5 78 36.10 0.10
Household solid fuels 82 42.50 5.80
Ozone 63 52.60 4.90
NOx 88 29.10 0.80
SO2 111 40.70 4.40
CO 38 67.10 4.40
VOC 62 44.10 -0.60
Sanitation Drinking Water 86 49.40 0.30
Sanitation 85 52.40 1.30
Drinking water 78 47.30 -0.50
Heavy Metals 89 48.20 5.40
Lead 89 48.20 5.40
Waste Management 103 28.00 1.30
Solid waste 103 32.40 NA
Recycling 101 15.00 0.40
Ocean Plastics 77 32.40 5.20
Climate Policy 33 54.10 -4.10
Climate Change 33 54.10 -4.10
CO2 growth rate 61 48.50 7.10
CH4 growth rate 34 57.70 -23.80
F-gas growth rate 90 58.50 58.50
N2O growth rate 25 89.70 -1.50
Black Carbon growth rate 81 73.50 10.90
Proj. GHG Emissions 47 55.10 -19.50
CO2 from land cover 43 65.40 22.10
GHG intensity trend 128 38.70 -20.20
GHG per capita 66 61.30 0.50

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Zimbabwe 46.2
Suriname 45.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Taiwan 45.3
Central African Republic 44.9
Eswatini 44.9
GDP per capita
Namibia 50.9
Djibouti 47.5
Venezuela 46.4
Jamaica 45.6
Eswatini 44.9
El Salvador 40.8
Philippines 28.9
Guatemala 28
Iraq 27.8
Viet Nam 20.1
Issue Performance
Dominica 51.2
Kiribati 49
Cuba 47.5
Albania 47.1
Ecuador 46.5
Jamaica 45.6
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Moldova 42.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Nicaragua 37.7
Government Effectiveness
Croatia 60.2
Italy 57.7
Greece 56.2
Bahamas 56.2
Poland 50.6
Jamaica 45.6
Bhutan 42.5
Bahrain 42
Indonesia 28.2
India 18.9
Regulatory Quality
Bahamas 56.2
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Serbia 43.9
Moldova 42.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Rwanda 32.8
Philippines 28.9
Indonesia 28.2
Ghana 27.7
Voice and Accountability
Croatia 60.2
Romania 56
Poland 50.6
Israel 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Jamaica 45.6
Tonga 43.8
Argentina 41.1
Vanuatu 36.9
Ghana 27.7
Rule of Law
Panama 50.5
Cuba 47.5
Jamaica 45.6
Serbia 43.9
Brazil 43.6
Dominican Republic 42.2
Malawi 40.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Senegal 33.9
Mongolia 29.6
Control of Corruption
Romania 56
Armenia 48.3
Montenegro 46.9
Jamaica 45.6
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Marshall Islands 36.2
Senegal 33.9
Benin 29.6
China 28.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
France 62.5
Cyprus 58
Panama 50.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Jamaica 45.6
Kuwait 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Gambia 36.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Oman 30.7
Latin America & Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Brazil 43.6
Small Island Developing States
Kiribati 49
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Mauritius 44.8
Tonga 43.8
Comoros 42.5
Dominican Republic 42.2
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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