Colombia vs Jordan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Colombia
2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jordan
2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
122nd
Jordan rank
120th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Colombia
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 122nd and Jordan ranks 120th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Jordan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1860s | 0.2676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1870s | 0.3134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1880s | 0.3345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1890s | 0.3025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1900s | 0.2898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1910s | 0.279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1920s | 0.4208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1940s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1990s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2000s | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2010s | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2020s | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Colombia or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Colombia and Jordan?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Jordan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Jordan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Colombia ranks 122nd and Jordan ranks 120th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.