Mali vs Morocco: Methane emissions
Mali
29.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Morocco
30.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mali rank
54th
Morocco rank
52nd
Methane emissions over time
- Mali
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 30.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 29.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mali, a difference of 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 54th and Morocco ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Morocco in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1860s | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1870s | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 245,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1880s | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 387,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1890s | 3.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 518,607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1900s | 3.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 489,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1910s | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1920s | 5.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1930s | 5.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 205,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1940s | 6.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 528,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1950s | 7.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1960s | 8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1970s | 8.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1980s | 9.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1990s | 11.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 2000s | 15.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 2010s | 22.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 2020s | 27.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Mali or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 30.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 29.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Mali and Morocco?
- 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Morocco?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Morocco rank globally for methane emissions?
- Mali ranks 54th and Morocco ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.