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Per capita methane emissions in Jordan

Jordan: Per capita methane emissions was 0.5138 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5138
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
166th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.6085
in 1966
All-time low
0.323
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Jordan, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Jordan stood at 0.5138.

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 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.323, 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.

Per capita methane emissions in Jordan, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.323 —
1851 0.3236 +0.2%
1852 0.3253 +0.5%
1853 0.3281 +0.9%
1854 0.331 +0.9%
1855 0.3339 +0.9%
1856 0.3368 +0.9%
1857 0.3397 +0.9%
1858 0.3427 +0.9%
1859 0.3457 +0.9%
1860 0.3487 +0.9%
1861 0.3518 +0.9%
1862 0.3548 +0.9%
1863 0.3579 +0.9%
1864 0.3611 +0.9%
1865 0.3642 +0.9%
1866 0.3674 +0.9%
1867 0.3706 +0.9%
1868 0.3739 +0.9%
1869 0.3764 +0.7%
1870 0.3782 +0.5%
1871 0.3852 +1.8%
1872 0.3914 +1.6%
1873 0.3968 +1.4%
1874 0.4022 +1.4%
1875 0.4076 +1.3%
1876 0.413 +1.3%
1877 0.4183 +1.3%
1878 0.4237 +1.3%
1879 0.429 +1.3%
1880 0.4343 +1.2%
1881 0.4338 -0.1%
1882 0.4332 -0.1%
1883 0.4327 -0.1%
1884 0.4321 -0.1%
1885 0.4316 -0.1%
1886 0.431 -0.1%
1887 0.4305 -0.1%
1888 0.43 -0.1%
1889 0.4295 -0.1%
1890 0.429 -0.1%
1891 0.4284 -0.1%
1892 0.4279 -0.1%
1893 0.4273 -0.1%
1894 0.4268 -0.1%
1895 0.4263 -0.1%
1896 0.4258 -0.1%
1897 0.4252 -0.1%
1898 0.4247 -0.1%
1899 0.4233 -0.3%
1900 0.421 -0.6%
1901 0.4125 -2.0%
1902 0.4032 -2.2%
1903 0.3933 -2.5%
1904 0.3837 -2.5%
1905 0.3742 -2.5%
1906 0.365 -2.5%
1907 0.3559 -2.5%
1908 0.3471 -2.5%
1909 0.342 -1.5%
1910 0.3404 -0.5%
1911 0.3438 +1.0%
1912 0.3508 +2.0%
1913 0.3618 +3.1%
1914 0.3731 +3.1%
1915 0.3848 +3.1%
1916 0.3968 +3.1%
1917 0.4092 +3.1%
1918 0.4202 +2.7%
1919 0.4266 +1.5%
1920 0.4279 +0.3%
1921 0.4306 +0.6%
1922 0.4279 -0.6%
1923 0.4201 -1.8%
1924 0.4122 -1.9%
1925 0.4044 -1.9%
1926 0.3965 -1.9%
1927 0.3887 -2.0%
1928 0.3808 -2.0%
1929 0.3747 -1.6%
1930 0.3702 -1.2%
1931 0.3685 -0.5%
1932 0.3682 -0.1%
1933 0.3695 +0.3%
1934 0.3705 +0.3%
1935 0.3714 +0.2%
1936 0.3857 +3.8%
1937 0.4003 +3.8%
1938 0.4152 +3.7%
1939 0.4249 +2.3%
1940 0.4347 +2.3%
1941 0.4419 +1.7%
1942 0.443 +0.3%
1943 0.4385 -1.0%
1944 0.4333 -1.2%
1945 0.4328 -0.1%
1946 0.4314 -0.3%
1947 0.4293 -0.5%
1948 0.4266 -0.6%
1949 0.4252 -0.3%
1950 0.4285 +0.8%
1951 0.4626 +8.0%
1952 0.4802 +3.8%
1953 0.49 +2.1%
1954 0.4988 +1.8%
1955 0.5115 +2.6%
1956 0.5272 +3.1%
1957 0.5453 +3.4%
1958 0.5645 +3.5%
1959 0.5833 +3.3%
1960 0.5987 +2.6%
1961 0.4974 -16.9%
1962 0.5445 +9.5%
1963 0.5424 -0.4%
1964 0.5581 +2.9%
1965 0.598 +7.2%
1966 0.6085 +1.8%
1967 0.4655 -23.5%
1968 0.4648 -0.2%
1969 0.4936 +6.2%
1970 0.4091 -17.1%
1971 0.4343 +6.2%
1972 0.4383 +0.9%
1973 0.4545 +3.7%
1974 0.4367 -3.9%
1975 0.4326 -0.9%
1976 0.4055 -6.3%
1977 0.4137 +2.0%
1978 0.4161 +0.6%
1979 0.4291 +3.1%
1980 0.4134 -3.7%
1981 0.4339 +5.0%
1982 0.4342 +0.1%
1983 0.4277 -1.5%
1984 0.4274 -0.1%
1985 0.4384 +2.6%
1986 0.4241 -3.3%
1987 0.4363 +2.9%
1988 0.4404 +1.0%
1989 0.4472 +1.5%
1990 0.4433 -0.9%
1991 0.4497 +1.4%
1992 0.4864 +8.2%
1993 0.4902 +0.8%
1994 0.4681 -4.5%
1995 0.4714 +0.7%
1996 0.4576 -2.9%
1997 0.4445 -2.9%
1998 0.4466 +0.5%
1999 0.4489 +0.5%
2000 0.4367 -2.7%
2001 0.438 +0.3%
2002 0.4447 +1.5%
2003 0.4467 +0.5%
2004 0.452 +1.2%
2005 0.4671 +3.3%
2006 0.4593 -1.7%
2007 0.4653 +1.3%
2008 0.5131 +10.3%
2009 0.495 -3.5%
2010 0.5062 +2.2%
2011 0.5377 +6.2%
2012 0.5552 +3.2%
2013 0.5354 -3.6%
2014 0.5153 -3.7%
2015 0.499 -3.2%
2016 0.5022 +0.6%
2017 0.4957 -1.3%
2018 0.4945 -0.2%
2019 0.4963 +0.4%
2020 0.4994 +0.6%
2021 0.5043 +1.0%
2022 0.5047 +0.1%
2023 0.5071 +0.5%
2024 0.5138 +1.3%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 0.5138 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 48% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 0.5138 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9992, 51% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.333 0.323 0.3457 10
1860s 0.3627 0.3487 0.3764 10
1870s 0.4045 0.3782 0.429 10
1880s 0.4319 0.4295 0.4343 10
1890s 0.4265 0.4233 0.429 10
1900s 0.3798 0.342 0.421 10
1910s 0.3807 0.3404 0.4266 10
1920s 0.4064 0.3747 0.4306 10
1930s 0.3844 0.3682 0.4249 10
1940s 0.4337 0.4252 0.443 10
1950s 0.5092 0.4285 0.5833 10
1960s 0.5371 0.4648 0.6085 10
1970s 0.427 0.4055 0.4545 10
1980s 0.4323 0.4134 0.4472 10
1990s 0.4607 0.4433 0.4902 10
2000s 0.4618 0.4367 0.5131 10
2010s 0.5137 0.4945 0.5552 10
2020s 0.5058 0.4994 0.5138 5

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 163 Bangladesh 0.5506 compare
  2. 164 Micronesia (country) 0.5252 compare
  3. 165 Benin 0.5234 compare
  4. 167 El Salvador 0.5058 compare
  5. 168 Sri Lanka 0.4803 compare
  6. 169 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4799 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Jordan?
Per capita methane emissions in Jordan was 0.5138 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.6085 in 1966.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.323 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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