Per capita ghg emissions in Jordan
Jordan: Per capita ghg emissions was 2.69 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.69
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
149th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.26
in 1984
All-time low
0.4264
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Jordan, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Jordan is 2.69, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Jordan peaked at 4.26 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4264, in 1850.
That places Jordan 149th out of 199 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.
Per capita ghg emissions in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4264 | — |
| 1851 | 0.4279 | +0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.4311 | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 0.4358 | +1.1% |
| 1854 | 0.4404 | +1.1% |
| 1855 | 0.4451 | +1.1% |
| 1856 | 0.4497 | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 0.454 | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 0.4583 | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 0.4624 | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 0.4617 | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.4628 | +0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.465 | +0.5% |
| 1863 | 0.4681 | +0.7% |
| 1864 | 0.4712 | +0.7% |
| 1865 | 0.4746 | +0.7% |
| 1866 | 0.478 | +0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.4815 | +0.7% |
| 1868 | 0.485 | +0.7% |
| 1869 | 0.4878 | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.6098 | +25.0% |
| 1871 | 0.6886 | +12.9% |
| 1872 | 0.7436 | +8.0% |
| 1873 | 0.7802 | +4.9% |
| 1874 | 0.813 | +4.2% |
| 1875 | 0.8432 | +3.7% |
| 1876 | 0.8713 | +3.3% |
| 1877 | 0.8971 | +3.0% |
| 1878 | 0.9204 | +2.6% |
| 1879 | 0.9408 | +2.2% |
| 1880 | 0.9685 | +2.9% |
| 1881 | 0.9825 | +1.5% |
| 1882 | 0.9935 | +1.1% |
| 1883 | 1 | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 1.01 | +0.7% |
| 1885 | 1.01 | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 1.02 | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 1.02 | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 1.06 | +2.2% |
| 1901 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1902 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1903 | 1.05 | -0.7% |
| 1904 | 1.04 | -1.3% |
| 1905 | 1.03 | -1.2% |
| 1906 | 1.01 | -1.2% |
| 1907 | 1 | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 0.9888 | -1.3% |
| 1909 | 0.9846 | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.9839 | -0.1% |
| 1911 | 0.9958 | +1.2% |
| 1912 | 1.02 | +2.7% |
| 1913 | 1.06 | +3.9% |
| 1914 | 1.1 | +3.8% |
| 1915 | 1.14 | +3.8% |
| 1916 | 1.19 | +3.7% |
| 1917 | 1.23 | +4.1% |
| 1918 | 1.28 | +3.4% |
| 1919 | 1.31 | +2.4% |
| 1920 | 1.35 | +3.5% |
| 1921 | 1.38 | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 1.39 | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 1.37 | -0.8% |
| 1924 | 1.36 | -0.8% |
| 1925 | 1.35 | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 1.34 | -0.7% |
| 1927 | 1.33 | -0.9% |
| 1928 | 1.32 | -0.9% |
| 1929 | 1.31 | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 1.45 | +10.3% |
| 1931 | 1.54 | +6.0% |
| 1932 | 1.6 | +4.1% |
| 1933 | 1.64 | +2.8% |
| 1934 | 1.68 | +2.0% |
| 1935 | 1.71 | +1.9% |
| 1936 | 1.75 | +2.6% |
| 1937 | 1.8 | +2.4% |
| 1938 | 1.84 | +2.3% |
| 1939 | 1.85 | +0.8% |
| 1940 | 1.78 | -4.1% |
| 1941 | 1.72 | -3.4% |
| 1942 | 1.66 | -3.1% |
| 1943 | 1.61 | -3.1% |
| 1944 | 1.57 | -2.9% |
| 1945 | 1.53 | -2.1% |
| 1946 | 1.5 | -2.4% |
| 1947 | 1.46 | -2.6% |
| 1948 | 1.42 | -2.6% |
| 1949 | 1.38 | -2.7% |
| 1950 | 2.77 | +100.2% |
| 1951 | 2.78 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 2.75 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 2.59 | -5.6% |
| 1954 | 2.61 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 2.81 | +8.0% |
| 1956 | 2.94 | +4.3% |
| 1957 | 2.91 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 2.82 | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 2.72 | -3.4% |
| 1960 | 2.86 | +4.8% |
| 1961 | 2.57 | -9.9% |
| 1962 | 2.5 | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 2.58 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 2.43 | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 2.5 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 2.54 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 2.03 | -20.0% |
| 1968 | 1.99 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 2.17 | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 1.79 | -17.7% |
| 1971 | 1.86 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 1.93 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 2.11 | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 1.98 | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 2.09 | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 2.21 | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 2.31 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 2.5 | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 2.53 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.75 | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 3.3 | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 3.46 | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 3.08 | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 4.26 | +38.4% |
| 1985 | 3.99 | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 4.25 | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 4.09 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 3.62 | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 2.87 | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 3.2 | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 3.79 | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 3.82 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.53 | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 3.77 | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 3.46 | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 3.49 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.43 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 3.4 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.35 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.43 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 3.49 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.59 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.74 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 3.89 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.14 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 3.82 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 3.82 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.81 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.72 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 3.58 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.7 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 4.02 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 3.82 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 3.71 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.42 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 3.15 | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 3.22 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.11 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.95 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 2.53 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 2.6 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.67 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.7 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.69 | -0.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 2.69 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81, 56% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 2.69 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.73, 57% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +100.2% | 1.38 | 2.77 |
| 1984 | +38.4% | 3.08 | 4.26 |
| 1870 | +25.0% | 0.4878 | 0.6098 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4431 | 0.4264 | 0.4624 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4736 | 0.4617 | 0.4878 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8108 | 0.6098 | 0.9408 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.01 | 0.9685 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.03 | 0.9846 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.13 | 0.9839 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.35 | 1.31 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.69 | 1.45 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.56 | 1.38 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.77 | 2.59 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.42 | 1.99 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.13 | 1.79 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.57 | 2.75 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.52 | 3.2 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.74 | 3.43 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.47 | 2.95 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 | 2.53 | 2.7 | 5 |
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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 ghg emissions in Jordan?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Jordan was 2.69 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 in 1984.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4264 in 1850.
- How does Jordan rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Jordan ranks 149th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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