Jamaica vs Jordan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Jamaica
0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jordan
0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
174th
Jordan rank
172nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Jamaica
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 174th and Jordan ranks 172nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Jordan in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1860s | 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1870s | 0.0824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1880s | 0.0822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1890s | 0.0879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1900s | 0.1033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1910s | 0.1176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1920s | 0.1119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1930s | 0.1017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1940s | 0.1275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1950s | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1960s | 0.2104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1970s | 0.1964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1980s | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1990s | 0.2009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2020s | 0.1277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Jamaica or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Jamaica and Jordan?
- 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Jordan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Jordan rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Jamaica ranks 174th and Jordan ranks 172nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.