Morocco vs Sao Tome and Principe: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Morocco
4,362 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
4,035 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Morocco rank
125th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
127th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Morocco
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 4,362 tonnes per square kilometre against 4,035 tonnes per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 327 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 125th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 127th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 120.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.5 tonnes per square kilometre | Morocco |
| 1970s | 313.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 269.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 43.39 tonnes per square kilometre | Morocco |
| 1980s | 651.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 669.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.89 tonnes per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 1,171 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,177 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.42 tonnes per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 1,958 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,765 tonnes per square kilometre | 192.59 tonnes per square kilometre | Morocco |
| 2010s | 3,131 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,812 tonnes per square kilometre | 319.19 tonnes per square kilometre | Morocco |
| 2020s | 4,128 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,818 tonnes per square kilometre | 310.45 tonnes per square kilometre | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Morocco or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Morocco, at 4,362 tonnes per square kilometre against 4,035 tonnes per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Morocco and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 327 tonnes per square kilometre, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Morocco and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Morocco ranks 125th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 127th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.