Grazing land use over the long term in Jordan
Jordan: Grazing land use over the long term was 978,614 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
978,614
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
109th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.24 million
in 1991
All-time low
58,392
in 1820
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Jordan, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long term in Jordan stood at 978,614.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Jordan peaked at 1.24 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 58,392, in 1820.
That places Jordan 109th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grazing land use over the long term in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 96,485 | — |
| 1100 | 97,146 | +0.7% |
| 1200 | 97,494 | +0.4% |
| 1300 | 97,474 | -0.0% |
| 1400 | 68,540 | -29.7% |
| 1500 | 83,254 | +21.5% |
| 1600 | 79,661 | -4.3% |
| 1700 | 59,844 | -24.9% |
| 1710 | 62,031 | +3.7% |
| 1720 | 61,761 | -0.4% |
| 1730 | 61,482 | -0.5% |
| 1740 | 61,191 | -0.5% |
| 1750 | 60,889 | -0.5% |
| 1760 | 60,576 | -0.5% |
| 1770 | 60,249 | -0.5% |
| 1780 | 59,909 | -0.6% |
| 1790 | 59,555 | -0.6% |
| 1800 | 59,184 | -0.6% |
| 1810 | 58,798 | -0.7% |
| 1820 | 58,392 | -0.7% |
| 1830 | 60,896 | +4.3% |
| 1840 | 63,480 | +4.2% |
| 1850 | 66,141 | +4.2% |
| 1860 | 68,878 | +4.1% |
| 1870 | 71,683 | +4.1% |
| 1880 | 88,530 | +23.5% |
| 1890 | 109,249 | +23.4% |
| 1900 | 134,689 | +23.3% |
| 1910 | 165,866 | +23.1% |
| 1920 | 195,819 | +18.1% |
| 1930 | 230,773 | +17.9% |
| 1940 | 271,328 | +17.6% |
| 1950 | 317,922 | +17.2% |
| 1951 | 353,399 | +11.2% |
| 1952 | 378,675 | +7.2% |
| 1953 | 399,719 | +5.6% |
| 1954 | 420,881 | +5.3% |
| 1955 | 444,911 | +5.7% |
| 1956 | 472,876 | +6.3% |
| 1957 | 504,283 | +6.6% |
| 1958 | 537,336 | +6.6% |
| 1959 | 569,334 | +6.0% |
| 1960 | 597,820 | +5.0% |
| 1961 | 624,000 | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 724,000 | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 729,000 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 850,000 | +16.6% |
| 1965 | 866,998 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 884,959 | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 819,000 | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 777,000 | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 746,000 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 744,000 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 775,000 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 776,000 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 789,000 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 801,000 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 827,000 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 947,438 | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 1.09 million | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 1.13 million | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.13 million | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.14 million | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.16 million | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.16 million | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.16 million | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.22 million | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 1.18 million | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.17 million | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.15 million | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.14 million | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.15 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.23 million | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 1.24 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 872,759 | -29.6% |
| 1993 | 846,070 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 688,733 | -18.6% |
| 1995 | 967,601 | +40.5% |
| 1996 | 766,279 | -20.8% |
| 1997 | 781,610 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 791,699 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 787,166 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 790,969 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 738,810 | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 805,219 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 663,603 | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 813,077 | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 732,153 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 904,506 | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 717,978 | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 605,514 | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 811,186 | +34.0% |
| 2010 | 745,864 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 640,688 | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 716,018 | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 729,819 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 763,875 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 687,592 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 709,178 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 575,848 | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 597,233 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million | +85.2% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.11 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.12 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 million | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 978,614 | -3.5% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 978,614 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.58 million, 62% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 978,614 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.84 million, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +85.2% | 597,233 | 1.11 million |
| 1995 | +40.5% | 688,733 | 967,601 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 96,485 | 96,485 | 96,485 | 1 |
| 1100s | 97,146 | 97,146 | 97,146 | 1 |
| 1200s | 97,494 | 97,494 | 97,494 | 1 |
| 1300s | 97,474 | 97,474 | 97,474 | 1 |
| 1400s | 68,540 | 68,540 | 68,540 | 1 |
| 1500s | 83,254 | 83,254 | 83,254 | 1 |
| 1600s | 79,661 | 79,661 | 79,661 | 1 |
| 1700s | 59,844 | 59,844 | 59,844 | 1 |
| 1710s | 62,031 | 62,031 | 62,031 | 1 |
| 1720s | 61,761 | 61,761 | 61,761 | 1 |
| 1730s | 61,482 | 61,482 | 61,482 | 1 |
| 1740s | 61,191 | 61,191 | 61,191 | 1 |
| 1750s | 60,889 | 60,889 | 60,889 | 1 |
| 1760s | 60,576 | 60,576 | 60,576 | 1 |
| 1770s | 60,249 | 60,249 | 60,249 | 1 |
| 1780s | 59,909 | 59,909 | 59,909 | 1 |
| 1790s | 59,555 | 59,555 | 59,555 | 1 |
| 1800s | 59,184 | 59,184 | 59,184 | 1 |
| 1810s | 58,798 | 58,798 | 58,798 | 1 |
| 1820s | 58,392 | 58,392 | 58,392 | 1 |
| 1830s | 60,896 | 60,896 | 60,896 | 1 |
| 1840s | 63,480 | 63,480 | 63,480 | 1 |
| 1850s | 66,141 | 66,141 | 66,141 | 1 |
| 1860s | 68,878 | 68,878 | 68,878 | 1 |
| 1870s | 71,683 | 71,683 | 71,683 | 1 |
| 1880s | 88,530 | 88,530 | 88,530 | 1 |
| 1890s | 109,249 | 109,249 | 109,249 | 1 |
| 1900s | 134,689 | 134,689 | 134,689 | 1 |
| 1910s | 165,866 | 165,866 | 165,866 | 1 |
| 1920s | 195,819 | 195,819 | 195,819 | 1 |
| 1930s | 230,773 | 230,773 | 230,773 | 1 |
| 1940s | 271,328 | 271,328 | 271,328 | 1 |
| 1950s | 439,934 | 317,922 | 569,334 | 10 |
| 1960s | 761,878 | 597,820 | 884,959 | 10 |
| 1970s | 900,033 | 744,000 | 1.13 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 million | 1.14 million | 1.22 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 897,124 | 688,733 | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 758,302 | 605,514 | 904,506 | 10 |
| 2010s | 727,228 | 575,848 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 million | 978,614 | 1.12 million | 6 |
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More environment data for Jordan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0849 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 11.42 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long term in Jordan?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Jordan was 978,614 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,392 in 1820.
- How does Jordan rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Jordan ranks 109th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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