Environment
Jordan
Climate
predominantly arid desert; wet season in the western region (November to April)
Land use
other
87.7% (2023 est.)
forest
0.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
11.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 2.3% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.9% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 8.4% (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
92% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Methane emissions
other
0.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste
188.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
energy
12.2 kt (2022-2024 est.)
agriculture
25.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Waste and recycling
municipal solid waste generated annually
2.53 million tons (2024 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled
14.6% (2022 est.)
Environmental issues
restricted natural freshwater supplies; decreasing water table; salinization; deforestation; excessive grazing; soil degradation; desertification; loss/damage to biodiversity and ecosystems
Total water withdrawal
municipal
497.37 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
industrial
36.88 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
agricultural
570.61 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions
total emissions
22.434 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from consumed natural gas
8.544 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from coal and metallurgical coke
627,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids
13.264 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Particulate matter emissions
26.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Total renewable water resources
937 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
International environmental agreements
party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements