Morocco vs Syria: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Morocco
101,168 tonnes
in 2024
Syria
104,804 tonnes
in 2024
Morocco rank
85th
Syria rank
84th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Morocco
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 104,804 tonnes against 101,168 tonnes in Morocco, a difference of 3,636 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 47 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 85th and Syria ranks 84th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 28,473 tonnes | 6,814 tonnes | 21,659 tonnes | Morocco |
| 1940s | 76,837 tonnes | -2,908 tonnes | 79,744 tonnes | Morocco |
| 1950s | 228,172 tonnes | 219,682 tonnes | 8,490 tonnes | Morocco |
| 1960s | 244,854 tonnes | 500,674 tonnes | 255,819 tonnes | Syria |
| 1970s | 1.00 million tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | 524,999 tonnes | Syria |
| 1980s | 681,046 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 514,995 tonnes | Syria |
| 1990s | 932,867 tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2000s | 1.89 million tonnes | 772,717 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2010s | 1.79 million tonnes | -2.98 million tonnes | 4.77 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2020s | 63,772 tonnes | -342,632 tonnes | 406,405 tonnes | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Morocco or Syria?
- Syria, at 104,804 tonnes against 101,168 tonnes in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Morocco and Syria?
- 3,636 tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Syria?
- 93 years are reported by both, from 1932 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Syria rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Morocco ranks 85th and Syria ranks 84th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.