Iceland vs Jordan: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Iceland
0.2246 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Jordan
0.2259 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Iceland rank
63rd
Jordan rank
62nd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Iceland
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2246 kilograms per international-$ in Iceland, a difference of 0.0013 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 63rd and Jordan ranks 62nd of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Jordan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5974 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1595 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4378 kilograms per international-$ | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.5406 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2624 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2782 kilograms per international-$ | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.4106 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3108 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0998 kilograms per international-$ | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.2759 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4045 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1286 kilograms per international-$ | Jordan |
| 1990s | 0.3192 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4778 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1586 kilograms per international-$ | Jordan |
| 2000s | 0.293 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3673 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0743 kilograms per international-$ | Jordan |
| 2010s | 0.27 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2801 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0101 kilograms per international-$ | Jordan |
| 2020s | 0.2293 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2211 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0083 kilograms per international-$ | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Iceland or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2246 kilograms per international-$ in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Iceland and Jordan?
- 0.0013 kilograms per international-$, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Jordan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Jordan rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 63rd and Jordan ranks 62nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).