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
200300400500600196519942024

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

Indicator
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 9,804 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.