Jordan vs Syria
Jordan vs Syria: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 2.09 tonnes in Jordan and 1.28 tonnes in Syria, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Jordan, by 0.82 tonnes, or 1.64 times that in Syria.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Jordan has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Syria.
- In 2024, Jordan ranked 111 and Syria ranked 132 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Jordan | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.09 | 1.28 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 1.33 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 2.07 | 1.39 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 1.97 | 1.48 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 1.93 | 1.51 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 2.18 | 1.64 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 2.41 | 1.74 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 2.59 | 1.62 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 2.52 | 1.35 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 2.69 | 1.45 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 2.94 | 1.53 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 3.02 | 1.44 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 3.23 | 2.03 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 2.81 | 2.56 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 2.82 | 2.79 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 2.95 | 2.84 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 2.93 | 3.08 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 3.13 | 3.11 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 3.2 | 3.14 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 3.37 | 3.13 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 3.23 | 2.62 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 3.07 | 2.57 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 3.06 | 2.62 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2.7 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 3.06 | 2.76 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 2.82 | 2.79 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 2.87 | 2.91 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 2.9 | 2.81 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 2.88 | 2.9 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 2.9 | 2.77 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 2.85 | 2.74 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 2.86 | 2.67 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 2.9 | 2.68 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 2.58 | 2.78 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 2.78 | 2.62 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 2.84 | 2.35 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 3.63 | 2.52 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 3.95 | 2.66 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 3.7 | 2.17 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 3.65 | 2.15 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 3.74 | 2.47 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 3.57 | 2.28 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 3.23 | 2 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 3.19 | 1.75 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 2.87 | 1.6 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 2.34 | 1.77 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 2.27 | 1.44 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 1.93 | 1.45 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 1.93 | 1.37 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 1.66 | 1.23 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 1.55 | 1.09 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 1.47 | 0.83 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 1.35 | 0.9 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 1.68 | 0.97 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 1.75 | 0.99 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Jordan vs Syria
Health
- Life expectancyJordan: 77.8 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionJordan: 3.56% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateJordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJordan: 11.4 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthJordan: 1.6% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJordan: 93.2% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageJordan: 24.3 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJordan: 4.3% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateJordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personJordan: $221 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingJordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelJordan: 116,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerJordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJordan: 34 million TIV in 2024Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJordan: 226 million TIV in 2024Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010