Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Jordan
Jordan: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Jordan, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Jordan is 0.0%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Jordan peaked at 0.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Jordan 130th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +29.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 45% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +29.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Jordan?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Jordan was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Jordan ranks 130th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.