Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate

Jordan
6.53 % change on previous year
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
5.88 % change on previous year
in 2022
Jordan rank
2nd
Saudi Arabia rank
3rd

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate over time

  • Jordan
  • Saudi Arabia
-1000100200300400175118862022

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 6.53 % change on previous year against 5.88 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.65 % change on previous year.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 51 times across 271 shared years of data; in 1751 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Jordan ranks 2nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd of 219 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 8 and Saudi Arabia in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1750s -0.039 % change on previous year 0.1746 % change on previous year 0.2135 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1760s -0.0444 % change on previous year 0.1718 % change on previous year 0.2162 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1770s -0.051 % change on previous year 0.1689 % change on previous year 0.2199 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1780s -0.0584 % change on previous year 0.1656 % change on previous year 0.2239 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1790s -0.0665 % change on previous year 0.1619 % change on previous year 0.2284 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1800s -0.0757 % change on previous year 0.1579 % change on previous year 0.2336 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1810s -0.0858 % change on previous year 0.1534 % change on previous year 0.2392 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1820s 1.68 % change on previous year 0.2447 % change on previous year 1.43 % change on previous year Jordan
1830s 0.0687 % change on previous year 0.1535 % change on previous year 0.0848 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1840s -0.1243 % change on previous year 0.137 % change on previous year 0.2613 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1850s -0.1404 % change on previous year 0.1303 % change on previous year 0.2708 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1860s -0.1587 % change on previous year 0.1229 % change on previous year 0.2816 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1870s 1.14 % change on previous year 0.2129 % change on previous year 0.9299 % change on previous year Jordan
1880s -0.0667 % change on previous year 0.2399 % change on previous year 0.3066 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1890s -0.2302 % change on previous year 0.2323 % change on previous year 0.4624 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1900s -2.94 % change on previous year -2.42 % change on previous year 0.5203 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1910s -3.9 % change on previous year -3.81 % change on previous year 0.0895 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1920s -5.09 % change on previous year -6.13 % change on previous year 1.04 % change on previous year Jordan
1930s -18.73 % change on previous year 32.95 % change on previous year 51.68 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1940s 1.42 % change on previous year 39.66 % change on previous year 38.24 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1950s 11.56 % change on previous year -1.6 % change on previous year 13.16 % change on previous year Jordan
1960s 5.76 % change on previous year 12.48 % change on previous year 6.72 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1970s 9.53 % change on previous year 19.49 % change on previous year 9.96 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1980s 3.84 % change on previous year 2.4 % change on previous year 1.44 % change on previous year Jordan
1990s 0.9779 % change on previous year 1.42 % change on previous year 0.4386 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
2000s -1.44 % change on previous year -1.88 % change on previous year 0.4373 % change on previous year Jordan
2010s 2.85 % change on previous year -0.8203 % change on previous year 3.67 % change on previous year Jordan
2020s -0.3032 % change on previous year -1.03 % change on previous year 0.7272 % change on previous year Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate, Jordan or Saudi Arabia?
Jordan, at 6.53 % change on previous year against 5.88 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate between Jordan and Saudi Arabia?
0.65 % change on previous year, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Saudi Arabia?
271 years are reported by both, from 1751 to 2022.
How do Jordan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
Jordan ranks 2nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.