Jordan

Western Asia, Asia

CO2 emissions per person
2.01
t CO2/person/year · 2024
134th of 213 countries
Temperature anomaly
1.10
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
30th of 193 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
32.6
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
33rd of 241 countries
19402025

Jordan in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

051950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5high 2010low 1967

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

CO2 emissions

23.2 Mt CO2/year · 2024
+72% since 199483rd highest of 215 · 2024
010201960198020002020high 2014low 1951

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

2.01 t CO2/person/year · 2024
-32% since 1994134th highest of 213 · 2024
01231960198020002020high 2005low 1951

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

1.10 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+1.7 °C since 199530th highest of 193 · 2025
-20219401960198020002020Worldhigh 2010low 1967

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

5.94 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+178% since 1994122nd highest of 199 · 2024
02461850190019502000low 1920

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

31.0 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+80% since 1994117th highest of 199 · 2024
01020301850190019502000high 2017low 1867

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

1.47 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+72% since 1994129th highest of 201 · 2024
00.511.51850190019502000high 2015

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

31.8 Mt CO2/year · 2023
+81% since 199372nd highest of 120 · 2023
020401990200020102020high 2016low 1999

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

73.2 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
-31% since 201370th highest of 119 · 2024
050100201420162018202020222024World

Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

9,645 kWh/person/year · 2023
-9.9% since 1993127th highest of 216 · 2023
05k10k15k19801990200020102020high 2005low 2020

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

16.6 % of electricity · 2024
+17 pp since 200021st highest of 195 · 2024
05101520002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

7.39 % of electricity · 2024
+7.4 pp since 200039th highest of 193 · 2024
0520002005201020152020high 2022

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 200081st highest of 194 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Electric car sales

12.0 % of new cars · 2025
+10 pp since 201737th highest of 59 · 2025
010202018202020222024World

The share of newly sold cars that are electric. Norway crossed 90% in the early 2020s; most of the world is following. International Energy Agency via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

13.9 % of electricity · 2024
-75 pp since 200073rd highest of 195 · 2024
05020002005201020152020high 2014low 2022

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

62.0 % of electricity · 2024
+52 pp since 200035th highest of 192 · 2024
05020002005201020152020high 2009low 2014

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

1.11 ha/year · 2024
176th highest of 197 · 2024
0122005201020152020high 2004

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

0.80 % of land · 2025
+0.0 pp since 1995199th highest of 212 · 2025
01020301990200020102020World

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

0.00 deaths/year · 2021
-100% since 200089th highest of 194 · 2021
010203020002005201020152020high 2018low 2001

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.96 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-1.0% since 199433rd highest of 244 · 2024
00.51200020102020low 1998

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

5.40 % of land area · 2024
+3.9 pp since 2013178th highest of 213 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

35.1 kg/person/year · 2023
+5.5% since 1993119th highest of 176 · 2023
02040198020002020Worldhigh 2012low 1967

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

123.5 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
+486% since 199318th highest of 198 · 2023
050100198020002020

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

2.80 % of territorial waters · 2024
-33 pp since 201379th highest of 174 · 2024
0102030201420162018202020222024World

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

93.2 % living in cities · 2025
+15 pp since 199531st highest of 236 · 2025
0501001960198020002020World

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

105.2 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
+23 pp since 200017th highest of 179 · 2022
05010020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2014low 2001

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

60.6 m³/person/year · 2022
-63% since 1992174th highest of 181 · 2022
05k10k198020002020World

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

89.0 % of population · 2024
+33 pp since 200073rd highest of 159 · 2024
05020002005201020152020Worldlow 2005

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

74.2 mm/year · 2025
+27% since 1995182nd highest of 192 · 2025
05001k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 1988low 1958

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

-11.5 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
+19 pp since 1995119th highest of 192 · 2025
-5005019401960198020002020Worldhigh 1988low 1958

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

80.1 % of population · 2024
+9.9 pp since 200051st highest of 145 · 2024
05020002005201020152020Worldlow 2001

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

32.6 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
+36% since 199833rd highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2015

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

9.16 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
-99% since 199154th highest of 168 · 2021
05001k1990200020102020high 1997

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.

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