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
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-$, in 1951.
Jordan ranks 62nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1595 kilograms per international-$ | 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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 11.52 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 10.74 million (2025)
- Urban population 93.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.01 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 793.39 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.01 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.01 tonnes per person (2024)
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-$).