Jordan vs Tonga: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Jordan
0.1139 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tonga
0.1498 tonnes per person
in 2024
Jordan rank
94th
Tonga rank
92nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Jordan
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.1498 tonnes per person against 0.1139 tonnes per person in Jordan, a difference of 0.0359 tonnes per person.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.
Jordan ranks 94th and Tonga ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 11 and Tonga in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0329 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 1860s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.7864 tonnes per person | 0.7856 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 1870s | 0.5114 tonnes per person | 0.5732 tonnes per person | 0.0617 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 1880s | 0.7816 tonnes per person | 0.49 tonnes per person | 0.2915 tonnes per person | Jordan |
| 1890s | 0.8307 tonnes per person | 0.4415 tonnes per person | 0.3892 tonnes per person | Jordan |
| 1900s | 0.9033 tonnes per person | 0.388 tonnes per person | 0.5153 tonnes per person | Jordan |
| 1910s | 0.9818 tonnes per person | 0.2116 tonnes per person | 0.7702 tonnes per person | Jordan |
| 1920s | 1.18 tonnes per person | 0.1054 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | Jordan |
| 1930s | 1.7 tonnes per person | 0.0512 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | Jordan |
| 1940s | 1.24 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | Jordan |
| 1950s | 2.6 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | Jordan |
| 1960s | 0.886 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | 0.7094 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 1970s | 0.3132 tonnes per person | 0.5142 tonnes per person | 0.201 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.31 tonnes per person | -0.0341 tonnes per person | 0.3441 tonnes per person | Jordan |
| 1990s | 0.0788 tonnes per person | -0.2478 tonnes per person | 0.3265 tonnes per person | Jordan |
| 2000s | 0.0826 tonnes per person | -0.0795 tonnes per person | 0.1621 tonnes per person | Jordan |
| 2010s | 0.1405 tonnes per person | 0.5497 tonnes per person | 0.4092 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.0911 tonnes per person | 0.2058 tonnes per person | 0.1147 tonnes per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Jordan or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.1498 tonnes per person against 0.1139 tonnes per person in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Jordan and Tonga?
- 0.0359 tonnes per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Tonga rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Jordan ranks 94th and Tonga ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.