Jordan vs Switzerland: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Jordan
99,874 tonnes
in 2024
Switzerland
94,222 tonnes
in 2024
Jordan rank
87th
Switzerland rank
90th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Jordan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 99,874 tonnes against 94,222 tonnes in Switzerland, a difference of 5,652 tonnes.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Switzerland ahead.
Jordan ranks 87th and Switzerland ranks 90th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53,689 tonnes | 707,246 tonnes | 653,557 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 110,138 tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 203,053 tonnes | 180,374 tonnes | 22,679 tonnes | Jordan |
| 1980s | 540,503 tonnes | -46,952 tonnes | 587,455 tonnes | Jordan |
| 1990s | 527,498 tonnes | 505,802 tonnes | 21,695 tonnes | Jordan |
| 2000s | 707,768 tonnes | -92,069 tonnes | 799,836 tonnes | Jordan |
| 2010s | 302,478 tonnes | -670,360 tonnes | 972,838 tonnes | Jordan |
| 2020s | -270,129 tonnes | -950,109 tonnes | 679,980 tonnes | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Jordan or Switzerland?
- Jordan, at 99,874 tonnes against 94,222 tonnes in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Jordan and Switzerland?
- 5,652 tonnes, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Switzerland rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Jordan ranks 87th and Switzerland ranks 90th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.