Per capita methane emissions in Jordan
Jordan: Per capita methane emissions was 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
166th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.6085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1966
All-time low
0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Jordan, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Jordan stood at 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Jordan peaked at 0.6085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Jordan ranks 166th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 163 Bangladesh 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 164 Micronesia (country) 0.5252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 165 Benin 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 167 El Salvador 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 168 Sri Lanka 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 169 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 per capita methane emissions in Jordan?
- Per capita methane emissions in Jordan was 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Jordan rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Jordan ranks 166th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.