Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Jordan
Jordan: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Jordan, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded -0.3% for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 128.2% on the previous year and down 103.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Jordan peaked at 9.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2025.
Jordan ranks 190th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Jordan, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.0% | — |
| 1962 | 4.7% | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 4.6% | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 5.0% | +9.9% |
| 1965 | 6.0% | +18.6% |
| 1966 | 6.9% | +16.0% |
| 1967 | 7.6% | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 7.7% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 7.1% | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 6.1% | -14.3% |
| 1971 | 5.0% | -17.8% |
| 1972 | 4.1% | -17.1% |
| 1973 | 3.6% | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 3.7% | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 4.3% | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 4.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | +63.2% |
| 1991 | 7.8% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | -32.1% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -18.9% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -19.1% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +157.9% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -61.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -42.9% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +266.9% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +83.6% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -42.5% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -52.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -38.7% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | -128.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's -0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's -0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.6%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP, population and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +266.9% | 1.4% | 5.2% |
| 2006 | +157.9% | 2.5% | 6.4% |
| 2025 | -128.2% | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | +83.6% | 5.2% | 9.5% |
| 1990 | +63.2% | 4.8% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 4.6% | 7.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 2.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 1.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -0.3% | 1.8% | 6 |
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 change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Jordan?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Jordan was -0.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2025.
- How does Jordan rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Jordan ranks 190th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 103.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.