Morocco vs Niger: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Morocco
1.89 billion tonnes
in 2024
Niger
1.87 billion tonnes
in 2024
Morocco rank
71st
Niger rank
72nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Morocco
- Niger
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 1.89 billion tonnes against 1.87 billion tonnes in Niger, a difference of 18.34 million tonnes.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 71st and Niger ranks 72nd of 197 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 11.74 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | 8.06 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1860s | 41.32 million tonnes | 12.63 million tonnes | 28.69 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1870s | 77.94 million tonnes | 26.80 million tonnes | 51.14 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1880s | 119.47 million tonnes | 45.44 million tonnes | 74.02 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1890s | 164.98 million tonnes | 65.35 million tonnes | 99.62 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1900s | 227.17 million tonnes | 104.03 million tonnes | 123.14 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1910s | 293.29 million tonnes | 164.78 million tonnes | 128.51 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1920s | 348.29 million tonnes | 244.25 million tonnes | 104.04 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1930s | 450.25 million tonnes | 362.15 million tonnes | 88.10 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1940s | 599.24 million tonnes | 515.88 million tonnes | 83.36 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1950s | 833.67 million tonnes | 773.58 million tonnes | 60.09 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1960s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | 102.63 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1970s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 993.62 million tonnes | 342.15 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1980s | 1.53 billion tonnes | 911.24 million tonnes | 622.31 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1990s | 1.78 billion tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 536.31 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2000s | 1.86 billion tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | 419.90 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2010s | 1.89 billion tonnes | 1.72 billion tonnes | 171.99 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2020s | 1.91 billion tonnes | 1.86 billion tonnes | 52.27 million tonnes | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Morocco or Niger?
- Morocco, at 1.89 billion tonnes against 1.87 billion tonnes in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Morocco and Niger?
- 18.34 million tonnes, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Niger rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Morocco ranks 71st and Niger ranks 72nd of 197 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 land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.