Morocco vs Mozambique: Per capita methane emissions

Morocco
0.7966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mozambique
0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Morocco rank
125th
Mozambique rank
128th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 0.7966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 125th and Mozambique ranks 128th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 11 and Mozambique in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Mozambique Difference Ahead
1850s 0.9466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Morocco
1860s 0.9532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Morocco
1870s 0.9556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Morocco
1880s 0.9432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Morocco
1890s 0.9256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Morocco
1900s 0.8795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Morocco
1910s 0.8458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Morocco
1920s 0.8381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Morocco
1930s 0.7845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Morocco
1940s 0.7281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mozambique
1950s 0.7356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mozambique
1960s 0.7442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mozambique
1970s 0.7417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mozambique
1980s 0.6403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mozambique
1990s 0.6442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mozambique
2000s 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Morocco
2010s 0.7505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mozambique
2020s 0.791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Morocco or Mozambique?
Morocco, at 0.7966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Morocco and Mozambique?
0.0146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Mozambique?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Morocco and Mozambique rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Morocco ranks 125th and Mozambique ranks 128th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.