Jordan vs Yemen: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Jordan
0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jordan rank
172nd
Yemen rank
173rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Jordan
- Yemen
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Yemen, a difference of 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 172nd and Yemen ranks 173rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 17 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1860s | 0.1091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1870s | 0.1426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1880s | 0.1853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1890s | 0.2009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1900s | 0.2084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1910s | 0.268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1920s | 0.3685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1930s | 0.4535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1940s | 0.5235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1950s | 0.4274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1960s | 0.3141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1970s | 0.2436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1980s | 0.2333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 1990s | 0.1953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2000s | 0.1683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jordan |
| 2020s | 0.1309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0018 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, Jordan or Yemen?
- Jordan, at 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Jordan and Yemen?
- 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Yemen rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Jordan ranks 172nd and Yemen ranks 173rd 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.