Lesotho vs Morocco: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Lesotho
2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Morocco
2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
153rd
Morocco rank
151st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Lesotho
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Morocco ahead.
Lesotho ranks 153rd and Morocco ranks 151st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 12 and Morocco in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1860s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1870s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1880s | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1980s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1990s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 2000s | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Lesotho or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Lesotho and Morocco?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Morocco?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Morocco rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 153rd and Morocco ranks 151st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.