Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Jordan
Jordan: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 24.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Jordan, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Jordan is 24.9%, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Jordan peaked at 26.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2005.
Jordan ranks 150th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.2% | — |
| 1991 | 26.9% | +27.3% |
| 1992 | 23.3% | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 22.1% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 21.5% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 21.3% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 21.1% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 20.7% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +0.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 24.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 59% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 24.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.3%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +27.3% | 21.2% | 26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.0% | 20.7% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 20.2% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 22.6% | 24.9% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Jordan?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Jordan was 24.9% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2005.
- How does Jordan rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Jordan ranks 150th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.