Morocco vs Peru: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Morocco
1.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
Peru
2.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Morocco rank
136th
Peru rank
133rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Morocco
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.05 tonnes per person against 1.81 tonnes per person in Morocco, a difference of 0.24 tonnes per person.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Peru ahead.
Morocco ranks 136th and Peru ranks 133rd of 213 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.0315 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1940s | 0.0716 tonnes per person | 0.8632 tonnes per person | 0.7916 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.3346 tonnes per person | 0.6825 tonnes per person | 0.3479 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.3433 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 0.6609 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.6304 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 0.7381 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.8404 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.3311 tonnes per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.0341 tonnes per person | Morocco |
| 2000s | 1.41 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 0.3353 tonnes per person | Morocco |
| 2010s | 1.71 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 0.0964 tonnes per person | Morocco |
| 2020s | 1.84 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Morocco or Peru?
- Peru, at 2.05 tonnes per person against 1.81 tonnes per person in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Morocco and Peru?
- 0.24 tonnes per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Peru?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Peru rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Morocco ranks 136th and Peru ranks 133rd 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.