India vs Jordan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
India
2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jordan
2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India rank
123rd
Jordan rank
120th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- India
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in India, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jordan ahead.
India ranks 123rd and Jordan ranks 120th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Jordan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1860s | 0.1989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1870s | 0.2051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1880s | 0.2171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1890s | 0.2354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1900s | 0.2758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1910s | 0.3272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1920s | 0.3471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1930s | 0.3394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1940s | 0.3752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1950s | 0.4343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1960s | 0.5258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1970s | 0.5967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1980s | 0.7505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1990s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2000s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2010s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2020s | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
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, India or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between India and Jordan?
- 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Jordan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do India and Jordan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- India ranks 123rd 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.