Jordan vs Saint Helena: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Jordan
2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Helena
2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jordan rank
120th
Saint Helena rank
121st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Jordan
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1854 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 120th and Saint Helena ranks 121st of 198 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1860s | 0.2863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1870s | 0.314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1880s | 0.3705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1890s | 0.371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1900s | 0.3645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1910s | 0.3153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1920s | 0.4044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1930s | 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1940s | 0.3499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1950s | 0.8816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1960s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1970s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1980s | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1990s | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2000s | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2010s | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2020s | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2611 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, Jordan or Saint Helena?
- Jordan, at 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Helena as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Jordan and Saint Helena?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Saint Helena?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1854 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Saint Helena rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Jordan ranks 120th and Saint Helena ranks 121st 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.