Charcoal — Energy production in Jordan
Jordan: Charcoal — Energy production was 1,606 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in Jordan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 1,606 TJ for charcoal — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Jordan peaked at 1,606 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 409.17 TJ, in 1990.
Jordan ranks 64th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy production in Jordan, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 409.17 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 446.93 TJ | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 446.93 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 470.52 TJ | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 509.76 TJ | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 547.82 TJ | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 574.66 TJ | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 536.61 TJ | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 775.55 TJ | +44.5% |
| 1999 | 812.43 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 849.3 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 880.28 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 912.14 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 944 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 973.5 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1,003 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 767 TJ | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 501.5 TJ | -34.6% |
| 2008 | 1,121 TJ | +123.5% |
| 2009 | 1,150 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1,180 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,215 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1,248 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1,281 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1,315 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,350 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,380 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1,410 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,441 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1,473 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,506 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1,538 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1,572 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1,606 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1,606 TJ | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1,606 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 506.91 TJ, 3.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1,606 TJ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,606 TJ, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy production in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +123.5% | 501.5 TJ | 1,121 TJ |
| 1998 | +44.5% | 536.61 TJ | 775.55 TJ |
| 2007 | -34.6% | 767 TJ | 501.5 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 553.04 TJ | 409.17 TJ | 812.43 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 910.22 TJ | 501.5 TJ | 1,150 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,329 TJ | 1,180 TJ | 1,473 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,566 TJ | 1,506 TJ | 1,606 TJ | 5 |
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More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in Jordan?
- Charcoal — energy production in Jordan was 1,606 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,606 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 409.17 TJ in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Jordan ranks 64th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 Charcoal — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.