Morocco vs Nigeria: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Morocco
262.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Nigeria
263.78 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Morocco rank
37th
Nigeria rank
35th
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Morocco
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 263.78 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 262.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Morocco, a difference of 0.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.
Morocco ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 35th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 283.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 409.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 126.33 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 279.82 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 312.9 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 33.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 290.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 359.55 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 68.91 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 274.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 284.9 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10.32 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 271.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 262.71 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 8.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Morocco or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 263.78 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 262.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Morocco and Nigeria?
- 0.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nigeria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Nigeria rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Morocco ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 35th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.