Jordan Energy Information
Jordan Key Figures
GDP growth rate: -1.6 %/year
Energy independence: 10.4%
Data of the last year available: 2020
CO2 Emissions: 1.88 tCO2/capita
Rate of T&D power losses: 8.77%
* at purchasing power parity
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Total Energy Consumption
Consumption per capita is 0.7 toe/cap, including 1 850 kWh of electricity (2020).
The country's overall consumption (around 8 Mtoe in 2020) has decreased by 3.5% since 2017.
Oil is the country's main energy source, with 52% of total consumption, followed by natural gas with 38%.
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
Graph: TOTAL CONSUMPTION MARKET SHARE BY ENERGY (2020, %)
Interactive Chart Jordan Total Energy Consumption
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Crude Oil Production
The country has a refinery in Zarqa with a capacity of 102 600 bbl/d. Jordan imported 2.1 Mt of crude oil in 2020. This decrease follows a long-term increasing trend of crude oil and oil products between 2010-2015, which was related to a significant rise in the consumption of fuel oil for electricity generation.
The oil consumed in the country is imported from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, or Europe.
Interactive Chart Jordan Crude Oil Production
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Renewable in % Electricity Production
The Renewable Energy Law (2012) aimed for 10% of the country's energy mix to come from renewables in 2020, corresponding to a capacity of 1 800 MW, mainly from wind (1 200 MW) and solar (600 MW). This target was reached in 2020, as around 2 GW were installed, and solar and wind account for 20% in the power mix. Jordan intends to increase this share to 30% in 2030.
In 2012, ERC adopted a feed-in tariff system for net metering; it is designed to reduce energy demand and allows the sale of any surplus energy generated back to the national grid.
Interactive Chart Jordan Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)
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CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
In its updated NDC, Jordan strives to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 31% in 2030. A maximum of 5% of this reduction contribution will be unconditionally fulfilled by the country's own means compared to a BAU scenario. The country aims to increase the share of renewables in its power mix to 35% by 2030 (19% in 2020) and to improve efficient energy consumption in all sectors by 9%.
CO2 emissions from energy combustion have been decreasing by 7%/year since 2017, reaching 20 MtCO2 in 2020. They had previously increased by an average of 3%/year over 2000-2017.
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