France vs Morocco: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
France
19.47 million tonnes
in 2024
Morocco
22.98 million tonnes
in 2024
France rank
32nd
Morocco rank
29th
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- France
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 22.98 million tonnes against 19.47 million tonnes in France, a difference of 3.51 million tonnes.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 95 shared years of data; in 1930 it was France ahead.
France ranks 32nd and Morocco ranks 29th of 179 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, France averaged higher in 9 and Morocco in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 192.65 million tonnes | 145,888 tonnes | 192.50 million tonnes | France |
| 1940s | 136.76 million tonnes | 514,148 tonnes | 136.25 million tonnes | France |
| 1950s | 183.45 million tonnes | 941,797 tonnes | 182.51 million tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 190.47 million tonnes | 964,009 tonnes | 189.51 million tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 127.31 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 125.68 million tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 96.18 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 93.15 million tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 69.72 million tonnes | 6.23 million tonnes | 63.49 million tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 58.21 million tonnes | 13.30 million tonnes | 44.91 million tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 40.60 million tonnes | 15.74 million tonnes | 24.86 million tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 23.91 million tonnes | 25.43 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, France or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 22.98 million tonnes against 19.47 million tonnes in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between France and Morocco?
- 3.51 million tonnes, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Morocco?
- 95 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2024.
- How do France and Morocco rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- France ranks 32nd and Morocco ranks 29th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.