Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index in Jordan
Jordan: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index was 2.78 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index in Jordan, 1990–2023
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
Jordan recorded 2.78 tonnes per person for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index in Jordan peaked at 5.02 tonnes per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.66 tonnes per person, in 2020.
Jordan ranks 74th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.92 tonnes per person | 2.89 tonnes per person | 5.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.92 tonnes per person | 3.23 tonnes per person | 4.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 tonnes per person | 3.06 tonnes per person | 4.69 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | 2.83 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index in Jordan?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index in Jordan was 2.78 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 tonnes per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index?
- Jordan ranks 74th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.