Land use hidden — Land area in Jordan
Jordan: Land use hidden — Land area was 88,794 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
88,794 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
102nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
88,794 Square kilometres
in 2019
All-time low
88,240 Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area in Jordan, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 88,794 Square kilometres for land use hidden — land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area in Jordan peaked at 88,794 Square kilometres in 2019 and was at its lowest, 88,240 Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places Jordan 102nd out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land use hidden — Land area in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88,240 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 88,240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88,780 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 88,780 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88,780 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88,780 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88,780 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88,780 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88,780 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88,780 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88,780 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88,780 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88,794 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88,794 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88,794 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88,794 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88,794 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 88,794 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 160,508 Square kilometres, 55% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 88,794 Square kilometres is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 309,500 Square kilometres, 29% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88,240 Square kilometres | 88,240 Square kilometres | 88,240 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 88,240 Square kilometres | 88,240 Square kilometres | 88,240 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 88,240 Square kilometres | 88,240 Square kilometres | 88,240 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,240 Square kilometres | 88,240 Square kilometres | 88,240 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 88,294 Square kilometres | 88,240 Square kilometres | 88,780 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 88,781 Square kilometres | 88,780 Square kilometres | 88,794 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,794 Square kilometres | 88,794 Square kilometres | 88,794 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
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 land use hidden — land area in Jordan?
- Land use hidden — land area in Jordan was 88,794 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 88,794 Square kilometres in 2019.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,240 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Jordan rank for land use hidden — land area?
- Jordan ranks 102nd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata