Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Jordan
Jordan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.15 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.15 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
63rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.4148 tonnes per person
in 1994
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Jordan, 1950–2024
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
Jordan recorded 0.15 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Jordan peaked at 0.4148 tonnes per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Jordan 63rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Jordan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1952 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1953 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1954 | 0.056 tonnes per person | — |
| 1955 | 0.0697 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0597 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0763 tonnes per person | +27.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0717 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0675 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0937 tonnes per person | +38.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1215 tonnes per person | +29.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1236 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1439 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1474 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1355 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1573 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1258 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1721 tonnes per person | +36.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1604 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1184 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1259 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1908 tonnes per person | +51.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1717 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1601 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1493 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1352 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1381 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1335 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1423 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1998 tonnes per person | +40.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2023 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1595 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1983 | 0.244 tonnes per person | +52.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3632 tonnes per person | +48.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3527 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2983 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3588 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2763 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2766 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2412 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1665 tonnes per person | -31.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3618 tonnes per person | +117.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3837 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4148 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3479 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3357 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3014 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2391 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2364 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2267 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2638 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2863 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2733 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2931 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2924 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2662 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2638 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2626 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2258 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2231 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1554 tonnes per person | -30.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2192 tonnes per person | +41.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2116 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2021 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1904 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1828 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1847 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1907 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1313 tonnes per person | -31.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1234 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1358 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1539 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1515 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.15 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.15 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.097 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.15 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1958 tonnes per person, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +117.3% | 0.1665 tonnes per person | 0.3618 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0401 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0763 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1381 tonnes per person | 0.0937 tonnes per person | 0.1721 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1465 tonnes per person | 0.1184 tonnes per person | 0.1908 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2731 tonnes per person | 0.1595 tonnes per person | 0.3632 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3028 tonnes per person | 0.1665 tonnes per person | 0.4148 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2654 tonnes per person | 0.2258 tonnes per person | 0.2931 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1891 tonnes per person | 0.1313 tonnes per person | 0.2231 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1429 tonnes per person | 0.1234 tonnes per person | 0.1539 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Jordan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Jordan was 0.15 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 per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4148 tonnes per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Jordan rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Jordan ranks 63rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.