Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Jordan
Jordan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
172nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.5385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1947
All-time low
0.0838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Jordan, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Jordan stood at 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Jordan peaked at 0.5385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0.0838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Jordan ranks 172nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 169 Haiti 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 171 Bahrain 0.1329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 173 Yemen 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 174 Jamaica 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 175 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Jordan
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2005 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.5 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3276 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7824 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 140.45 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Jordan?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Jordan was 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1947.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Jordan rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Jordan ranks 172nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.