North Korea vs Morocco: Annual CO₂ emissions
North Korea
62.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Morocco
69.06 million tonnes
in 2024
North Korea rank
52nd
Morocco rank
49th
Annual CO₂ emissions over time
- North Korea
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 69.06 million tonnes against 62.55 million tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 6.51 million tonnes.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 52nd and Morocco ranks 49th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 9 and Morocco in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2.20 million tonnes | 30,892 tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1930s | 5.23 million tonnes | 224,364 tonnes | 5.01 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1940s | 8.71 million tonnes | 595,628 tonnes | 8.11 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1950s | 7.23 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | 3.87 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1960s | 41.69 million tonnes | 4.54 million tonnes | 37.15 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1970s | 101.92 million tonnes | 10.82 million tonnes | 91.09 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1980s | 149.04 million tonnes | 18.36 million tonnes | 130.68 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1990s | 82.93 million tonnes | 27.68 million tonnes | 55.26 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 2000s | 70.40 million tonnes | 42.82 million tonnes | 27.58 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 2010s | 50.33 million tonnes | 58.91 million tonnes | 8.58 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2020s | 60.08 million tonnes | 68.52 million tonnes | 8.44 million tonnes | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions, North Korea or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 69.06 million tonnes against 62.55 million tonnes in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions between North Korea and Morocco?
- 6.51 million tonnes, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Morocco?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Morocco rank globally for annual co₂ emissions?
- North Korea ranks 52nd and Morocco ranks 49th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual 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 total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.