Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Jordan
Jordan: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Jordan, 1951–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Jordan is 0.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.0% on the previous year and down 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Jordan peaked at 50.7% in 1955 and was at its lowest, -16.1%, in 2020.
Jordan ranks 154th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | -6.4% | — |
| 1952 | 20.5% | -420.5% |
| 1953 | 9.4% | -53.9% |
| 1954 | 18.8% | +99.7% |
| 1955 | 50.7% | +169.3% |
| 1956 | 18.3% | -63.9% |
| 1957 | 9.7% | -46.8% |
| 1958 | 5.9% | -39.1% |
| 1959 | 25.2% | +324.8% |
| 1960 | 13.4% | -46.9% |
| 1961 | 31.5% | +135.5% |
| 1962 | 7.1% | -77.4% |
| 1963 | 16.4% | +130.9% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | -89.1% |
| 1965 | 14.5% | +705.7% |
| 1966 | 11.3% | -21.7% |
| 1967 | -10.6% | -194.0% |
| 1968 | 6.4% | -160.5% |
| 1969 | 16.8% | +161.1% |
| 1970 | -11.4% | -168.1% |
| 1971 | 6.3% | -155.5% |
| 1972 | 15.7% | +146.8% |
| 1973 | 14.9% | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -92.2% |
| 1975 | 11.9% | +913.5% |
| 1976 | 18.4% | +55.0% |
| 1977 | 7.2% | -60.9% |
| 1978 | 15.1% | +109.5% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | -72.1% |
| 1980 | 24.5% | +482.2% |
| 1981 | 24.1% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 7.3% | -69.5% |
| 1983 | 16.9% | +130.6% |
| 1984 | 13.3% | -21.3% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | -83.4% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | +293.3% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | -53.9% |
| 1988 | -3.6% | -188.7% |
| 1989 | -0.9% | -74.6% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | -1779.0% |
| 1991 | -5.7% | -137.2% |
| 1992 | 22.0% | -488.7% |
| 1993 | -1.5% | -106.7% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | -951.3% |
| 1995 | -0.5% | -104.1% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -990.4% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -64.0% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -41.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -85.8% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | +4582.6% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -54.0% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +80.4% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -36.7% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +195.5% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -98.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +2120.3% |
| 2008 | -3.3% | -178.6% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -180.9% |
| 2010 | -3.3% | -223.4% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -183.6% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +353.3% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -100.3% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -26077.9% |
| 2015 | -1.4% | -116.0% |
| 2016 | -3.3% | +135.9% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -237.5% |
| 2018 | -2.5% | -155.9% |
| 2019 | -3.3% | +31.9% |
| 2020 | -16.1% | +380.9% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -117.2% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +111.8% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -47.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -86.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 16% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +26077.9% | -0.0% | 8.7% |
| 2000 | +4582.6% | 0.1% | 6.5% |
| 2007 | +2120.3% | 0.2% | 4.2% |
| 1990 | +1779.0% | -0.9% | 15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.9% | -6.4% | 50.7% | 9 |
| 1960s | 10.9% | -10.6% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.3% | -11.4% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.7% | -3.6% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | -5.7% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | -3.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -3.3% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -16.1% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More climate change data for Jordan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.17 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,174 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 528.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 645.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 91.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.8204 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3434 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Jordan?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Jordan was 0.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 1955.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.1% in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Jordan ranks 154th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.