Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Jordan
Jordan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 84.69 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Jordan, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 84.69 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Jordan peaked at 84.69 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,055 tonnes, in 1850.
That places Jordan 146th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 56,726 tonnes | 12,055 tonnes | 94,971 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 102,233 tonnes | 97,682 tonnes | 104,827 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 710,348 tonnes | 153,998 tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.43 million tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | 3.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.49 million tonnes | 3.55 million tonnes | 5.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.74 million tonnes | 5.66 million tonnes | 7.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 9.11 million tonnes | 8.08 million tonnes | 10.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 11.47 million tonnes | 10.36 million tonnes | 12.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 14.71 million tonnes | 12.93 million tonnes | 16.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 18.77 million tonnes | 17.04 million tonnes | 20.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 28.60 million tonnes | 21.75 million tonnes | 36.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.04 million tonnes | 37.92 million tonnes | 45.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.25 million tonnes | 45.58 million tonnes | 50.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.59 million tonnes | 51.18 million tonnes | 60.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.92 million tonnes | 57.55 million tonnes | 63.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.73 million tonnes | 62.57 million tonnes | 67.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.34 million tonnes | 68.64 million tonnes | 79.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.21 million tonnes | 79.87 million tonnes | 84.69 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Jordan?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Jordan was 84.69 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.69 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,055 tonnes in 1850.
- How does Jordan rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Jordan ranks 146th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.