Jordan vs Tanzania: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Jordan
2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tanzania
2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jordan rank
148th
Tanzania rank
147th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Jordan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Jordan, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania ahead.
Jordan ranks 148th and Tanzania ranks 147th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 0.4736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 0.8108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1880s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1890s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1900s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1910s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1920s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2000s | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2010s | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Jordan or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Jordan and Tanzania?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Tanzania rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Jordan ranks 148th and Tanzania ranks 147th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.