What is emissions of air pollutants in Jordan?

Emissions of air pollutants in Jordan was 100,010 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Jordan?

The highest recorded value was 145,164 tonnes in 2014.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Jordan?

The lowest recorded value was 18.66 tonnes in 1750.

How does Jordan rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Jordan ranks 94th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Jordan data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Jordan

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Jordan
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Jordan: Emissions of air pollutants was 100,010 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

100,010 tonnes

Change on year

up 7.4%

World rank

94th

of 220 countries

All-time high

145,164 tonnes

in 2014

All-time low

18.66 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Jordan, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in Jordan is 100,010 tonnes, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Jordan peaked at 145,164 tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.66 tonnes, in 1750.

That places Jordan 94th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	18.66 tonnes	18.66 tonnes	18.67 tonnes	10
1760s	18.68 tonnes	18.67 tonnes	18.68 tonnes	10
1770s	18.68 tonnes	18.68 tonnes	18.69 tonnes	10
1780s	18.69 tonnes	18.69 tonnes	18.69 tonnes	10
1790s	18.69 tonnes	18.69 tonnes	18.69 tonnes	10
1800s	18.92 tonnes	18.69 tonnes	19.15 tonnes	10
1810s	19.43 tonnes	19.21 tonnes	19.66 tonnes	10
1820s	21.87 tonnes	19.71 tonnes	24.05 tonnes	10
1830s	24.82 tonnes	24.54 tonnes	25.09 tonnes	10
1840s	25.43 tonnes	25.15 tonnes	25.7 tonnes	10
1850s	26.03 tonnes	25.76 tonnes	26.31 tonnes	10
1860s	27.05 tonnes	26.37 tonnes	27.73 tonnes	10
1870s	30.59 tonnes	27.88 tonnes	33.35 tonnes	10
1880s	34.77 tonnes	33.98 tonnes	35.61 tonnes	10
1890s	36.72 tonnes	35.81 tonnes	37.64 tonnes	10
1900s	38.77 tonnes	37.84 tonnes	39.67 tonnes	10
1910s	41.4 tonnes	39.86 tonnes	42.88 tonnes	10
1920s	48.41 tonnes	43.19 tonnes	54.03 tonnes	10
1930s	57.11 tonnes	54.44 tonnes	60.32 tonnes	10
1940s	67.46 tonnes	61.18 tonnes	76.8 tonnes	10
1950s	2,549 tonnes	1,414 tonnes	4,452 tonnes	10
1960s	7,656 tonnes	4,839 tonnes	9,642 tonnes	10
1970s	15,135 tonnes	8,904 tonnes	24,170 tonnes	10
1980s	48,888 tonnes	28,971 tonnes	63,694 tonnes	10
1990s	74,564 tonnes	61,155 tonnes	84,562 tonnes	10
2000s	85,376 tonnes	77,047 tonnes	93,003 tonnes	10
2010s	117,774 tonnes	85,173 tonnes	145,164 tonnes	10
2020s	94,080 tonnes	89,131 tonnes	100,010 tonnes	3

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More environment data for Jordan

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7562 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0302 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1351 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.006 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.011 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0233 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.26 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Jordan?: Emissions of air pollutants in Jordan was 100,010 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 145,164 tonnes in 2014.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 18.66 tonnes in 1750.
How does Jordan rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Jordan ranks 94th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jordan data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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