Morocco vs Oman: Methane emissions
Morocco
30.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Oman
32.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Morocco rank
52nd
Oman rank
49th
Methane emissions over time
- Morocco
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 32.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 30.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Morocco, a difference of 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 52nd and Oman ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 14 and Oman in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 218,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1860s | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 224,972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1870s | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 231,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1880s | 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 240,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1890s | 4.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 252,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1900s | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 248,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1910s | 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 216,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1920s | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1930s | 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1940s | 5.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1950s | 7.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1960s | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1970s | 12.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1980s | 13.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1990s | 16.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Oman |
| 2000s | 20.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Oman |
| 2010s | 25.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Oman |
| 2020s | 29.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Morocco or Oman?
- Oman, at 32.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 30.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Morocco and Oman?
- 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Oman?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Oman rank globally for methane emissions?
- Morocco ranks 52nd and Oman ranks 49th 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.