Morocco vs Peru: Methane emissions
Morocco
30.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Peru
31.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Morocco rank
52nd
Peru rank
50th
Methane emissions over time
- Morocco
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 31.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 30.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Morocco, a difference of 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 52nd and Peru ranks 50th of 199 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1860s | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1870s | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 240,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1880s | 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 828,888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1890s | 4.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1900s | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1910s | 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1920s | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1930s | 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1940s | 5.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1950s | 7.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1960s | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1970s | 12.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1980s | 13.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1990s | 16.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 2000s | 20.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 2010s | 25.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 2020s | 29.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Morocco or Peru?
- Peru, at 31.68 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 Peru?
- 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Peru rank globally for methane emissions?
- Morocco ranks 52nd and Peru ranks 50th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.