Co2 intensity in Jordan
Jordan: Co2 intensity was 0.2259 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.2259
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
62nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.5372
in 1990
All-time low
0.1021
in 1951
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Co2 intensity in Jordan, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.2259 for co2 intensity 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, co2 intensity in Jordan peaked at 0.5372 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1021, 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.
Co2 intensity in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1157 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1021 | -11.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1161 | +13.7% |
| 1953 | 0.1199 | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1345 | +12.2% |
| 1955 | 0.214 | +59.1% |
| 1956 | 0.1845 | -13.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1974 | +7.0% |
| 1958 | 0.19 | -3.7% |
| 1959 | 0.2213 | +16.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2358 | +6.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2575 | +9.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2686 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2963 | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2567 | -13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2637 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2856 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2309 | -19.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2552 | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2734 | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2711 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2819 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3159 | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3452 | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3206 | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3353 | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3194 | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3214 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3056 | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2918 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3053 | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3617 | +18.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3615 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4145 | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4324 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4272 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4258 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4312 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4201 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4656 | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5372 | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4663 | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 0.488 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4662 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5062 | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4767 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4852 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4706 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4525 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4293 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4299 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4129 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4043 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3956 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3964 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3981 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3473 | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3178 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2883 | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2828 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2689 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2695 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2958 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2882 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3031 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2916 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2765 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.282 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2697 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2558 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2181 | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2192 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2259 | +3.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.2259 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.2259 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2656, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 | 0.214 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1595 | 0.1021 | 0.2213 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2624 | 0.2309 | 0.2963 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3108 | 0.2711 | 0.3452 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4045 | 0.3053 | 0.4656 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4778 | 0.4293 | 0.5372 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3673 | 0.2828 | 0.4299 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2801 | 0.2558 | 0.3031 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2211 | 0.2181 | 0.2259 | 3 |
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 co2 intensity in Jordan?
- Co2 intensity in Jordan was 0.2259 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5372 in 1990.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1021 in 1951.
- How does Jordan rank for co2 intensity?
- Jordan ranks 62nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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