Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Jordan
Jordan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.1139 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1139 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
94th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.99 tonnes per person
in 1951
All-time low
-0.4546 tonnes per person
in 1990
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Jordan, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Jordan stood at 0.1139 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Jordan peaked at 2.99 tonnes per person in 1951 and was at its lowest, -0.4546 tonnes per person, in 1990.
Jordan ranks 94th of 194 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 CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Jordan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0406 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.0385 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1852 | 0.0368 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1853 | 0.0352 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1854 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1855 | 0.0321 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1856 | 0.0305 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0289 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1859 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1860 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | -39.1% |
| 1861 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -35.3% |
| 1862 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -38.1% |
| 1863 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -45.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -75.8% |
| 1865 | -0.0014 tonnes per person | -268.2% |
| 1866 | -0.0035 tonnes per person | +152.3% |
| 1867 | -0.0056 tonnes per person | +57.5% |
| 1868 | -0.0078 tonnes per person | +39.8% |
| 1869 | -0.0097 tonnes per person | +25.0% |
| 1870 | 0.2246 tonnes per person | -2406.4% |
| 1871 | 0.3517 tonnes per person | +56.6% |
| 1872 | 0.4327 tonnes per person | +23.0% |
| 1873 | 0.489 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1874 | 0.5318 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1875 | 0.5663 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1876 | 0.5952 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1877 | 0.6201 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1878 | 0.6419 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1879 | 0.6612 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1880 | 0.7015 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1881 | 0.7291 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1882 | 0.7507 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1883 | 0.7684 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1884 | 0.7835 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1885 | 0.7966 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1886 | 0.8079 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1887 | 0.8179 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.8264 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1889 | 0.8338 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 0.8286 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1891 | 0.8282 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.8291 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.8304 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.8316 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.8325 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.8328 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.8326 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.832 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.8292 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.8851 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1901 | 0.9091 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1902 | 0.9185 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1903 | 0.9194 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1904 | 0.9165 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 0.9111 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1906 | 0.9041 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1907 | 0.8959 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1908 | 0.887 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1909 | 0.8866 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.8706 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1911 | 0.8748 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.8931 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1913 | 0.9241 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1914 | 0.9574 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1915 | 0.9918 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1916 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1917 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1918 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1919 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1920 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1921 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1922 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1923 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1924 | 1.2 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1925 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1926 | 1.16 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1927 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1928 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1929 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1930 | 1.37 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 1931 | 1.51 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1932 | 1.6 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1933 | 1.67 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1934 | 1.72 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1935 | 1.76 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1936 | 1.8 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1937 | 1.83 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1938 | 1.86 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 1.86 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 1.68 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1941 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1942 | 1.45 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1943 | 1.34 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1944 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1945 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1946 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1947 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1948 | 0.9534 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1949 | 0.8959 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1950 | 2.9 tonnes per person | +224.2% |
| 1951 | 2.99 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 2.8 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1953 | 2.6 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1954 | 2.52 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1955 | 2.55 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 2.63 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 2.55 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1958 | 2.4 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1959 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 1960 | 2.12 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1961 | 1.42 tonnes per person | -32.9% |
| 1962 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 1963 | 1.06 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7585 tonnes per person | -28.4% |
| 1965 | 0.606 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5614 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4246 tonnes per person | -24.4% |
| 1968 | 0.369 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4186 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1970 | 0.325 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4013 tonnes per person | +23.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3193 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4121 tonnes per person | +29.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2737 tonnes per person | -33.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2904 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2263 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3029 tonnes per person | +33.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2972 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2834 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1454 tonnes per person | -48.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2804 tonnes per person | +92.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4065 tonnes per person | +45.0% |
| 1983 | -0.2955 tonnes per person | -172.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9066 tonnes per person | -406.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5369 tonnes per person | -40.8% |
| 1986 | 0.736 tonnes per person | +37.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5351 tonnes per person | -27.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2304 tonnes per person | -56.9% |
| 1989 | -0.3817 tonnes per person | -265.7% |
| 1990 | -0.4546 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8165 tonnes per person | -279.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2033 tonnes per person | -75.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0369 tonnes per person | -81.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3692 tonnes per person | +900.9% |
| 1995 | -0.063 tonnes per person | -117.1% |
| 1996 | -0.018 tonnes per person | -71.5% |
| 1997 | -0.0451 tonnes per person | +150.9% |
| 1998 | -0.0362 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1999 | -0.0213 tonnes per person | -41.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -142.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0592 tonnes per person | +548.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | -71.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2475 tonnes per person | +1382.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0616 tonnes per person | -75.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0897 tonnes per person | +45.7% |
| 2006 | -0.0882 tonnes per person | -198.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | -116.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3122 tonnes per person | +2019.8% |
| 2009 | 0.103 tonnes per person | -67.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1209 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3259 tonnes per person | +169.5% |
| 2012 | 0.252 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 0.199 tonnes per person | -21.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1298 tonnes per person | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1351 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -96.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0737 tonnes per person | +1666.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1087 tonnes per person | +47.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0557 tonnes per person | -48.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | -45.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0992 tonnes per person | +226.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1024 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1095 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1139 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.1139 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 41.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.1139 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0069 tonnes per person, 16.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | +2406.4% | -0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.2246 tonnes per person |
| 2008 | +2019.8% | 0.0147 tonnes per person | 0.3122 tonnes per person |
| 2017 | +1666.0% | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.0737 tonnes per person |
| 2003 | +1382.2% | 0.0167 tonnes per person | 0.2475 tonnes per person |
| 1994 | +900.9% | 0.0369 tonnes per person | 0.3692 tonnes per person |
| 2001 | +548.8% | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.0592 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0329 tonnes per person | 0.0257 tonnes per person | 0.0406 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0157 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5114 tonnes per person | 0.2246 tonnes per person | 0.6612 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7816 tonnes per person | 0.7015 tonnes per person | 0.8338 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8307 tonnes per person | 0.8282 tonnes per person | 0.8328 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9033 tonnes per person | 0.8851 tonnes per person | 0.9194 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9818 tonnes per person | 0.8706 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.18 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.7 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.24 tonnes per person | 0.8959 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.6 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 2.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.886 tonnes per person | 0.369 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3132 tonnes per person | 0.2263 tonnes per person | 0.4121 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.31 tonnes per person | -0.3817 tonnes per person | 0.9066 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0788 tonnes per person | -0.4546 tonnes per person | 0.8165 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0826 tonnes per person | -0.0882 tonnes per person | 0.3122 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1405 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.3259 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0911 tonnes per person | 0.0304 tonnes per person | 0.1139 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Jordan?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Jordan was 0.1139 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 tonnes per person in 1951.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4546 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Jordan ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.