Mauritania vs Morocco: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Mauritania
1.01 tonnes per person
in 2024
Morocco
1.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
136th
Morocco rank
134th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Mauritania
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 1.05 tonnes per person against 1.01 tonnes per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Morocco ahead.
Mauritania ranks 136th and Morocco ranks 134th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.041 tonnes per person | 0.1991 tonnes per person | 0.1581 tonnes per person | Morocco |
| 1960s | 0.1428 tonnes per person | 0.2371 tonnes per person | 0.0943 tonnes per person | Morocco |
| 1970s | 0.3811 tonnes per person | 0.4681 tonnes per person | 0.087 tonnes per person | Morocco |
| 1980s | 0.8011 tonnes per person | 0.6173 tonnes per person | 0.1838 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.4311 tonnes per person | 0.7115 tonnes per person | 0.2805 tonnes per person | Morocco |
| 2000s | 0.4903 tonnes per person | 0.8049 tonnes per person | 0.3146 tonnes per person | Morocco |
| 2010s | 0.7312 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.3099 tonnes per person | Morocco |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.9926 tonnes per person | 0.0245 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Mauritania or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 1.05 tonnes per person against 1.01 tonnes per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Mauritania and Morocco?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Morocco?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Morocco rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Mauritania ranks 136th and Morocco ranks 134th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.