Benin vs Morocco: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Benin
0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Morocco
0.2276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Benin rank
138th
Morocco rank
136th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Benin
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 0.2276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0054 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.
Benin ranks 138th and Morocco ranks 136th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1860s | 0.0487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1870s | 0.0549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1880s | 0.0657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1890s | 0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1900s | 0.0732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1910s | 0.0876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1920s | 0.1166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1930s | 0.1105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1940s | 0.2126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1950s | 0.2838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1960s | 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1970s | 0.2733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1980s | 0.2789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.2929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 2020s | 0.2243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Benin or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 0.2276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Benin and Morocco?
- 0.0054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Morocco?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Morocco rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Benin ranks 138th and Morocco ranks 136th of 201 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.