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

Latest (2024)
84.69 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
146th
of 197 countries
All-time high
84.69 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
12,055 tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Jordan, 1850–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.