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Jamaica
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP24.29[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita8275.77[$]
Population2.93[millions]
Urbanization56.31[%]
Land Area11059.77[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 66 48.2 2
Health 83 45.5 -0.1
Air Quality 73 43.6 0.2
PM2.5 77 43.7 -3.3
Household solid fuels 82 42.7 4.8
Ozone 63 49.5 0.9
Sanitation & Drinking Water 86 49.3 -0.5
Sanitation 85 52.4 0.4
Drinking water 78 47.2 -1.2
Heavy Metals 89 48.9 2.2
Lead 89 48.9 2.2
Waste Management 85 31.7 -
Solid waste 85 31.7 -
Ecosystem Vitality 65 50 3.4
Biodiversity 101 58.2 -3.8
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 80 84.7 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 60 96.6 -
Marine protected areas 87 1.5 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 58 39.3 6
Species Habitat Index 140 53.5 -42.6
Species Protection Index 81 80.7 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 158 42.8 -1.3
Ecosystem Services 87 35.2 5.2
Tree cover loss 72 34.4 4.7
Grassland loss 112 49.2 14
Wetland loss 135 35.9 5.7
Fisheries 131 4.7 -1.1
Fish Stock Status 105 0.7 -2.3
Marine Trophic Index 102 8.7 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 37 65.7 3.4
CO2 growth rate 31 60.1 6.5
CH4 growth rate 79 70.1 -4.5
F-gas growth rate 63 89.7 17.3
N2O growth rate 31 79.7 -19
Black Carbon growth rate 40 83.3 18.8
CO2 from land cover 71 56.9 -
GHG intensity trend 113 42.8 -27.9
GHG per capita 82 59.3 7.1
Pollution Emissions 60 78.6 46.9
SO2 growth rate 74 76.2 76.2
NOx growth rate 48 80.9 17.6
Agriculture 147 22.4 5.1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 147 22.4 5.1
Water Resources 91 3 -
Wastewater treatment 91 3 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Uruguay 49.1
Albania 49
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Iran 48
Malaysia 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
GDP per capita
Jordan 53.4
Ukraine 49.5
Jamaica 48.2
Uzbekistan 44.3
El Salvador 43.1
Morocco 42.3
Belize 41.9
Philippines 38.4
Guyana 35.9
Guatemala 31.8
Issue Performance
Venezuela 50.3
Albania 49
Cuba 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Panama 47.3
Montenegro 46.3
Gabon 45.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Thailand 45.4
El Salvador 43.1
Regulatory Quality
Greece 69.1
Colombia 52.9
Armenia 52.3
Albania 49
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Montenegro 46.3
Saint Lucia 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Oman 38.5
Voice & Accountability
Israel 65.8
Argentina 52.2
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Tonga 45.1
South Africa 43.1
Vanuatu 28.9
Ghana 27.6
Political Stability
United States of America 69.3
South Korea 66.5
Cyprus 64.8
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Bulgaria 57
Chile 55.3
Costa Rica 52.5
Jamaica 48.2
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela 50.3
Uruguay 49.1
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Paraguay 46.4
Dominican Republic 46.3
Small Island Developing States
Bahrain 51
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Dominican Republic 46.3
Barbados 45.6
Suriname 45.2
Mauritius 45.1
Ease of Doing Business Index
Costa Rica 52.5
Ukraine 49.5
Jamaica 48.2
Uzbekistan 44.3
Peru 44
Oman 38.5
Indonesia 37.8
Viet Nam 33.4
Mongolia 32.2
India 27.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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