Human caused air pollution exposure in Jordan
Jordan: Human caused air pollution exposure was 25.96 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.96
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
33rd
of 240 countries
All-time high
25.96
in 2024
All-time low
17.93
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Jordan, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, human caused air pollution exposure in Jordan stood at 25.96. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Jordan peaked at 25.96 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.93, in 1998.
That places Jordan 33rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.93 | — |
| 1999 | 18.77 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 22.01 | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 21.48 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 20.3 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 19.02 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 19.19 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 19.56 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 21.42 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 21.53 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 20.8 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 21.16 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 20.73 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 24.02 | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 23.6 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 21.27 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 20.38 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 23.47 | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 20.33 | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 22.72 | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 22.17 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 22.25 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.6 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 23.69 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.6 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 24.24 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 25.96 | +7.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 25.96 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 25.96 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.47, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.35 | 17.93 | 18.77 | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.65 | 19.02 | 22.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.09 | 20.33 | 24.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.62 | 23.6 | 25.96 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
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 human caused air pollution exposure in Jordan?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Jordan was 25.96 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.96 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.93 in 1998.
- How does Jordan rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Jordan ranks 33rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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