Environmental
Statistics
| Plastics
- Imports, Exports and Production 1999, tonnes |
| Item |
Imports |
Exports |
Production |
| Sacks
and bags |
1,153 |
234 |
1,595 |
| Boxes
and crates |
435 |
|
|
| Bottles |
4,658 |
6 |
985 |
| Lids
and caps |
1,112 |
48 |
|
| Cups |
|
|
464 |
| Foam
and foam cups |
|
|
809 |
| Other
production |
|
|
363 |
| Other
imports/exports |
1,100 |
228 |
|
| Total |
8,458 |
516 |
4,216 |
Source: External Trade –
Statin & PIOJ
| Estimated Generated
Domestic Waste by Parish 1999,'000 tonnes |
| Parish |
Total
waste |
| Kingston
& St. Andrew |
260 |
| St.
Thomas |
34 |
| Portland |
29 |
| St.
Mary |
41 |
| St.
Ann |
59 |
| Trelawny |
26 |
| St.
James |
65 |
| Hanover |
25 |
| Westmoreland |
51 |
| St.
Elizabeth |
54 |
| Manchester |
68 |
| Clarendon |
83 |
| St.
Catherine |
150 |
| Total |
945 |
Source:
Waste Characterisation Study; Riverton Wasteshed, Planning and Research
Dept., MPM
An estimated 1kg/person/day of waste is generated
| Land
Use and Forestry 1989 and 1998, km2 |
| Land
Use |
1989 |
1998 |
| Built
up land |
531 |
523 |
| Buildings/
Other infrastructure |
519 |
523 |
| Bauxite
Land |
12 |
49 |
| Agricultural
land a) |
4150 |
4026 |
| Fields |
2732 |
2745 |
| Plantations |
831 |
823 |
| Other
agricultural land b) |
587 |
458 |
| Other
non-forest areas |
136 |
136 |
| Bare
rock |
9 |
9 |
| Small
islands |
2 |
2 |
| Herbaceous
wetland |
109 |
109 |
| Water |
17 |
16 |
| Total
non-forest land use/cover |
4817 |
4734 |
| Forest |
3429 |
3402 |
| Bamboo |
28 |
30 |
| Mangrove |
98 |
97 |
| Closed
broadleaf |
887 |
882 |
| Disturbed
broadleaf |
1812 |
1786 |
| Short
open dry |
121 |
121 |
| Swamp |
24 |
23 |
| Tall
open dry |
421 |
420 |
| Pine
forest plantation |
50 |
43 |
| Mixed
land use/cover c) |
2708 |
2828 |
| Jamaica
(Forestry Dept.) d) |
10964 |
10964 |
| Scale
discrepancy d) |
27 |
27 |
| Jamaica
(Survey Dept.) d) |
10991 |
10991 |
Source:
National Forest Management and Conservation Plan, March 2001 and Census
of Agriculture 1996, Statin.
a) Excluding wooded lands on farms.
b) The 1989 figure is an estimate. The 1998 figure comes from the
Census of Agriculture 1996. In data published by the Forestry Dept.,
this category is included under mixed land.
c) The mixed land use/cover is partly forested and partly bauxite
lands, while agricultural parts are presented separately as other
agricultural lands.
d) Depending on the scale used for land measurements, there are minor
differences in area measurements from different sources.
| Some
Key Figures for Fisheries, estimates |
| Number
of fishermen 1997 |
20000 |
| of
which registered |
11000 |
|
of which full time |
5000 |
|
|
| Number
of registered vessels 1997 |
3000 |
| of
which fibre glass boats |
2000 |
| canoes |
800 |
| Numbers
of boat-days 1996 |
134000 |
|
|
| Landings
1997 |
7700
tonnes |
|
of which exports |
3.2
tonnes |
| Imports
1997 |
21300
tonnes |
| Aquaculture
production 1997 |
3100
tonnes |
| Value
of landings 1997 |
US$43.0
million |
| Value
of exports 1997 |
US$15.6
million |
| Value
of imports 1997 |
US$52.9
million |
| Per
capita supply a) 1997 |
11.3
kg |
Sources:
Jamaica Marine Fisheries Statistical Digest 1996 and Fisheries Division
a)After considerations of imports, exports, fish used for animal feed
and aquaculture production.
| Primary
Energy Supply by Source 1991, 1995, 1999 |
|
|
Share |
|
Average
Annual
Growth |
|
|
|
|
|
| Fuel |
1991 |
1995 |
1999 |
1991-1999 |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
| Petroleum |
88.6 |
88.8 |
91.0 |
3.3 |
| Hydropower |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
-1.8 |
| Coal |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
8.7 |
| Charcoal |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
| Bagasse |
6.2 |
5.4 |
4.0 |
-2.3 |
| Hydropower |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
2.9 |
| Total
FOE ('000 barrels) |
19,667 |
22,219 |
24,730 |
|
Source:
Ministry of Mining and Energy - Energy Division
FOE - Fuel Oil Equivalent
| Imports
of Ozone Depleting Substances, 1995–1999, tonnes
|
|
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| CFCs |
86 |
93 |
111 |
202 |
214 |
| Halons |
72 |
78 |
85 |
95 |
162 |
| Methyl
Bromide |
13 |
5 |
6 |
14 |
12 |
Source:
Statin, External Trade; NRCA
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