Iran vs Jordan: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Iran
0.7734 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Jordan
0.8985 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Iran rank
174th
Jordan rank
173rd
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Iran
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 0.8985 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.7734 tonnes per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.1251 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jordan ahead.
Iran ranks 174th and Jordan ranks 173rd of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1749 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2068 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0319 tonnes per square kilometre | Jordan |
| 1970s | 0.411 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3396 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0714 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.6118 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7161 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1043 tonnes per square kilometre | Jordan |
| 1990s | 0.8375 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8106 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0269 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8839 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2404 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.7893 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8587 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0694 tonnes per square kilometre | Jordan |
| 2020s | 0.7499 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.849 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0991 tonnes per square kilometre | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Iran or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 0.8985 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.7734 tonnes per square kilometre in Iran as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Iran and Jordan?
- 0.1251 tonnes per square kilometre, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Jordan?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Iran and Jordan rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Iran ranks 174th and Jordan ranks 173rd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.