Brunei vs Jordan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Brunei
841,401 tonnes
in 2024
Jordan
1.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Brunei rank
95th
Jordan rank
94th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Brunei
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 1.32 million tonnes against 841,401 tonnes in Brunei, a difference of 474,669 tonnes.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.6 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 95th and Jordan ranks 94th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 12 and Jordan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 55,748 tonnes | 9,497 tonnes | 46,251 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1860s | 49,698 tonnes | 271.14 tonnes | 49,427 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1870s | 77,237 tonnes | 127,936 tonnes | 50,699 tonnes | Jordan |
| 1880s | 151,100 tonnes | 196,409 tonnes | 45,309 tonnes | Jordan |
| 1890s | 150,074 tonnes | 209,647 tonnes | 59,573 tonnes | Jordan |
| 1900s | 284,510 tonnes | 240,032 tonnes | 44,477 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1910s | 470,945 tonnes | 229,333 tonnes | 241,612 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1920s | 419,612 tonnes | 247,357 tonnes | 172,256 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1930s | 585,192 tonnes | 401,937 tonnes | 183,255 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1940s | 666,210 tonnes | 384,940 tonnes | 281,271 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1950s | 771,763 tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 791,821 tonnes | Jordan |
| 1960s | 674,378 tonnes | 895,889 tonnes | 221,511 tonnes | Jordan |
| 1970s | 640,035 tonnes | 578,861 tonnes | 61,174 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1980s | 1.40 million tonnes | 834,215 tonnes | 570,434 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1990s | 1.36 million tonnes | 331,896 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 2000s | 1.06 million tonnes | 524,432 tonnes | 532,041 tonnes | Brunei |
| 2010s | 1.40 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 225,790 tonnes | Brunei |
| 2020s | 771,712 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 258,186 tonnes | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Brunei or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 1.32 million tonnes against 841,401 tonnes in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Brunei and Jordan?
- 474,669 tonnes, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Jordan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Jordan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Brunei ranks 95th and Jordan ranks 94th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.