Morocco vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement

Morocco
183.77 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
171.04 million tonnes
in 2024
Morocco rank
38th
Nigeria rank
40th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time

  • Morocco
  • Nigeria
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M191519692024

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 183.77 million tonnes against 171.04 million tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 12.73 million tonnes.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 97 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 40th of 211 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Nigeria Difference Ahead
1920s 45,428 tonnes 0 tonnes 45,428 tonnes Morocco
1930s 494,808 tonnes 0 tonnes 494,808 tonnes Morocco
1940s 1.01 million tonnes 0 tonnes 1.01 million tonnes Morocco
1950s 2.77 million tonnes 17,075 tonnes 2.75 million tonnes Morocco
1960s 6.01 million tonnes 1.57 million tonnes 4.43 million tonnes Morocco
1970s 12.87 million tonnes 5.89 million tonnes 6.99 million tonnes Morocco
1980s 27.59 million tonnes 15.98 million tonnes 11.61 million tonnes Morocco
1990s 49.63 million tonnes 28.90 million tonnes 20.74 million tonnes Morocco
2000s 85.75 million tonnes 38.97 million tonnes 46.78 million tonnes Morocco
2010s 137.52 million tonnes 82.00 million tonnes 55.53 million tonnes Morocco
2020s 174.77 million tonnes 149.11 million tonnes 25.66 million tonnes Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Morocco or Nigeria?
Morocco, at 183.77 million tonnes against 171.04 million tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Morocco and Nigeria?
12.73 million tonnes, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nigeria?
97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
How do Morocco and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
Morocco ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 40th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.