Morocco vs Tanzania: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Morocco
2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tanzania
2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Morocco rank
151st
Tanzania rank
148th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Morocco
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Morocco, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania ahead.
Morocco ranks 151st and Tanzania ranks 148th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1870s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1880s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1890s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1900s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1910s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1920s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Morocco or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Morocco and Tanzania?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Tanzania rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Morocco ranks 151st and Tanzania ranks 148th 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.