Colombia vs Morocco: CO₂ emissions per capita

Colombia
1.75 tonnes per person
in 2024
Morocco
1.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
138th
Morocco rank
136th

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 1.81 tonnes per person against 1.75 tonnes per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 138th and Morocco ranks 136th of 213 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 10 and Morocco in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Morocco Difference Ahead
1920s 0.1708 tonnes per person 0.0049 tonnes per person 0.1659 tonnes per person Colombia
1930s 0.2284 tonnes per person 0.0315 tonnes per person 0.1969 tonnes per person Colombia
1940s 0.4709 tonnes per person 0.0716 tonnes per person 0.3994 tonnes per person Colombia
1950s 0.8334 tonnes per person 0.3346 tonnes per person 0.4987 tonnes per person Colombia
1960s 1.23 tonnes per person 0.3433 tonnes per person 0.8909 tonnes per person Colombia
1970s 1.55 tonnes per person 0.6304 tonnes per person 0.9155 tonnes per person Colombia
1980s 1.67 tonnes per person 0.8404 tonnes per person 0.8341 tonnes per person Colombia
1990s 1.72 tonnes per person 1.05 tonnes per person 0.6713 tonnes per person Colombia
2000s 1.44 tonnes per person 1.41 tonnes per person 0.0258 tonnes per person Colombia
2010s 1.84 tonnes per person 1.71 tonnes per person 0.1238 tonnes per person Colombia
2020s 1.81 tonnes per person 1.84 tonnes per person 0.0254 tonnes per person Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Colombia or Morocco?
Morocco, at 1.81 tonnes per person against 1.75 tonnes per person in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Colombia and Morocco?
0.06 tonnes per person, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Morocco?
97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Morocco rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
Colombia ranks 138th and Morocco ranks 136th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions 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
CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.