Jamaica

Location

Kingston
United States
17° 55' 59.88" N, 76° 46' 59.88" W
Capital City: 
Kingston
Languages: 
English, Jamaican Patois
Category: Social
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
Net enrollment ratio in primary education 91.5 91.2 90.40000000000001 89.5 91.8 91 86.7 MDG Database
Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage 13.3 13.3 13.3 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 13.3 13.3 13.3 UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) 85.90000000000001 World Bank
Category: Land
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
Agricultural land (1000 Ha) 479 479 474 474 472 467 467 464 464 FAO
Forest area (sq km) 3,410 3,406 3,402 3,398 3,394 3,390 3,386 3,382 World Bank
Forest area (% of land area) 31.49 31.45 31.41 31.38 31.34 31.3 31.27 31.23 World Bank
Category: Tourism
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
International tourism receipts (% of total exports) 1,577 1,494 1,482 1,621 1,733 1,783 2,094 Development Data Group, The World Bank. 2008. 2008 World Development Indicators Online. Washington, DC: The World Bank. Available at: http://go.worldbank.org/U0FSM7AQ40.
Category: Demographics
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
Country population 2,589,390 2,604,790 2,617,500 2,625,700 2,638,100 2,650,400 2,663,100 2,675,800 2,687,200 2,699,620 World Bank
Population annual growth 0.584825 0.592976 0.486631 0.312969 0.471143 0.465161 0.478029 0.475754 0.425136 0.461 World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 91 87 89 World Bank
Category: Indices
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
HDI - Human Development Index 0.665 0.676 0.68 0.682 0.685 0.686 0.688 UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a).
Category: Economy
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) 5,570 5,680 5,700 6,130 6,370 6,600 7,040 7,230 7,550 7,230 World Bank
ODA received as % of GNI 0.1 0.62 0.27 0.07 0.87 0.38 0.33 0.23 0.55 UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Workers remittances (current US$) 892,000,000 1,058,000,000 1,261,000,000 1,399,000,000 1,623,200,000 1,783,800,000 1,946,450,000 2,143,580,000 2,220,000,000 UN Data
Category: Energy
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
Electric power consumption (kWh) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 World Bank
Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent) 477 477 455 458 478 469 483 484 World Bank
Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) 86.98 87.42 87.5 87.83 87.37 86.81 88.43000000000001 89.84999999999999 World Bank
Category: Climate Change and Sea-level Rise
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC) 10,319 10,627 10,301 10,722 10,561 10,165 12,152 13,964 MDG Database (CDIAC Data)
Category: Freshwater
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
Improved water source (% of population with access) 93 93 93 93 94 World Bank
Category: Biodiversity
Indicator 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected 7.34 7.34 7.34 7.34 7.34 7.34 7.34 7.34 7.34 7.34 UN Stats (MDGs indicators)

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Country Strategies: 
Title Programme Name Programme Description Year
UNFCCC Nat Comm - Jamaica Jamaica's first national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Strategy Description 2000
NBSAP - Jamaica Convention on Biological Diversity: Third national Report Strategy Description 2009
NSDS - Jamaica
06 Jul 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
29 June 2012: The Adaptation Fund Board approved a grant of $10 million to the Planning Institute of Jamaica to protect livelihoods and food security through the direct access financing pathway of the Adaptation Fund. The Jamaica project is the third project to be approved by the Board through the direct access approach, following approval of projects in Senegal and Uruguay. The grant was approved along with six other projects at the 18th meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board, held from 26-29...
15 Jun 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
14 June 2012: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) has announced that the Government of Jamaica has designated the Mason River Protected Area Bird Sanctuary, as its fourth Ramsar site. According to Ramsar, the site consists of various wetland types that help prevent downstream flooding by absorbing precipitation. It supports approximately 430 plant species, some of which are listed as vulnerable in the International Union for...
11 Jun 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
7 June 2012: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council approved a work programme of 84 projects and two programmatic approaches amounting to US$667.26 million in GEF project grants, and appointed Naoko Ishii (Japan) as the GEF’s new Chairperson and CEO. The 42nd Meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council convened in Washington, DC, US, from 5-7 June 2012, at the World Bank headquarters. Over 200 representatives of governments, international organizations and civil...
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National focal point for sustainable development: 
Sustainable Development Council of Jamaica