Cameroon vs Morocco: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Cameroon
0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Morocco
0.2276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
137th
Morocco rank
136th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 0.2276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Morocco ahead.
Cameroon ranks 137th and Morocco ranks 136th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 11 and Morocco in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1860s | 0.0504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1870s | 0.0586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1880s | 0.0711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1890s | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1900s | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Morocco |
| 1910s | 0.1335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 0.3391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 0.4322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 0.3466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.4136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.3673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.2649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0023 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, Cameroon or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 0.2276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Cameroon and Morocco?
- 0.0036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Morocco?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Morocco rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 137th 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.