Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Jordan
Jordan: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.2259 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
62nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.5372 kilograms per international-$
in 1990
All-time low
0.1021 kilograms per international-$
in 1951
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Jordan, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Jordan peaked at 0.5372 kilograms per international-$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1021 kilograms per international-$, in 1951.
Jordan ranks 62nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Jordan, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1157 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1951 | 0.1021 kilograms per international-$ | -11.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1161 kilograms per international-$ | +13.7% |
| 1953 | 0.1199 kilograms per international-$ | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1345 kilograms per international-$ | +12.2% |
| 1955 | 0.214 kilograms per international-$ | +59.1% |
| 1956 | 0.1845 kilograms per international-$ | -13.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1974 kilograms per international-$ | +7.0% |
| 1958 | 0.19 kilograms per international-$ | -3.7% |
| 1959 | 0.2213 kilograms per international-$ | +16.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2358 kilograms per international-$ | +6.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2575 kilograms per international-$ | +9.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2686 kilograms per international-$ | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2963 kilograms per international-$ | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2567 kilograms per international-$ | -13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2637 kilograms per international-$ | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2856 kilograms per international-$ | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2309 kilograms per international-$ | -19.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2552 kilograms per international-$ | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2734 kilograms per international-$ | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2711 kilograms per international-$ | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2819 kilograms per international-$ | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3159 kilograms per international-$ | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3452 kilograms per international-$ | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3206 kilograms per international-$ | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3353 kilograms per international-$ | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3194 kilograms per international-$ | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3214 kilograms per international-$ | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3056 kilograms per international-$ | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2918 kilograms per international-$ | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3053 kilograms per international-$ | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3617 kilograms per international-$ | +18.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3615 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4145 kilograms per international-$ | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4324 kilograms per international-$ | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4272 kilograms per international-$ | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4258 kilograms per international-$ | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4312 kilograms per international-$ | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4201 kilograms per international-$ | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4656 kilograms per international-$ | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5372 kilograms per international-$ | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4663 kilograms per international-$ | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 0.488 kilograms per international-$ | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4662 kilograms per international-$ | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5062 kilograms per international-$ | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4767 kilograms per international-$ | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4852 kilograms per international-$ | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4706 kilograms per international-$ | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4525 kilograms per international-$ | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4293 kilograms per international-$ | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4299 kilograms per international-$ | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4129 kilograms per international-$ | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4043 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3956 kilograms per international-$ | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3964 kilograms per international-$ | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3981 kilograms per international-$ | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3473 kilograms per international-$ | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3178 kilograms per international-$ | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2883 kilograms per international-$ | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2828 kilograms per international-$ | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2689 kilograms per international-$ | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2695 kilograms per international-$ | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2958 kilograms per international-$ | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2882 kilograms per international-$ | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3031 kilograms per international-$ | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2916 kilograms per international-$ | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2765 kilograms per international-$ | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.282 kilograms per international-$ | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2697 kilograms per international-$ | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2558 kilograms per international-$ | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2181 kilograms per international-$ | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2192 kilograms per international-$ | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ | +3.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348 kilograms per international-$, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2656 kilograms per international-$, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +59.1% | 0.1345 kilograms per international-$ | 0.214 kilograms per international-$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1595 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1021 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2213 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2624 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2309 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2963 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3108 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2711 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3452 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4045 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3053 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4656 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4778 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4293 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5372 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3673 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2828 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4299 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2801 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2558 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3031 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2211 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2181 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 59 Honduras 0.2361 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 60 Azerbaijan 0.2348 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 61 Mali 0.2298 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 63 Iceland 0.2246 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 64 Morocco 0.2239 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 65 Mexico 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Jordan?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Jordan was 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5372 kilograms per international-$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1021 kilograms per international-$ in 1951.
- How does Jordan rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Jordan ranks 62nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).