Waste — Emissions per capita in Jordan
Jordan: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.41 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Jordan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.41 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Jordan peaked at 0.45 t CO2eq/cap in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.31 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
That places Jordan 56th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Jordan, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.41 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.29 t CO2eq/cap, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.41 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.43 t CO2eq/cap, 95% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.326 t CO2eq/cap | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.362 t CO2eq/cap | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.416 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
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 waste — emissions per capita in Jordan?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Jordan was 0.41 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.45 t CO2eq/cap in 2012.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Jordan ranks 56th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.