Jordan vs Namibia: Methane emissions
Jordan
5.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Namibia
6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jordan rank
122nd
Namibia rank
119th
Methane emissions over time
- Jordan
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Jordan, a difference of 230,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Jordan ranks 122nd and Namibia ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 95,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 465,995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 370,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1860s | 95,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 529,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 434,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1870s | 101,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 604,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 502,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1880s | 108,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 692,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 584,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1890s | 107,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 797,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 690,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1900s | 100,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 923,738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 823,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1910s | 89,028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 986,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1920s | 85,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1930s | 90,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1940s | 138,949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1950s | 316,994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1960s | 591,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1970s | 795,952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1980s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1990s | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2000s | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2010s | 4.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2020s | 5.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 301,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Jordan or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Jordan and Namibia?
- 230,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Namibia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Jordan ranks 122nd and Namibia ranks 119th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.