Belgium vs Morocco: Annual CO₂ emissions from oil

Belgium
41.96 million tonnes
in 2024
Morocco
39.90 million tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
39th
Morocco rank
41st

Annual CO₂ emissions from oil over time

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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 41.96 million tonnes against 39.90 million tonnes in Morocco, a difference of 2.06 million tonnes.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 95 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 39th and Morocco ranks 41st of 215 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Morocco Difference Ahead
1930s 2.63 million tonnes 4,397 tonnes 2.62 million tonnes Belgium
1940s 1.95 million tonnes 19,792 tonnes 1.93 million tonnes Belgium
1950s 12.41 million tonnes 2.15 million tonnes 10.26 million tonnes Belgium
1960s 38.40 million tonnes 3.14 million tonnes 35.25 million tonnes Belgium
1970s 66.82 million tonnes 8.05 million tonnes 58.77 million tonnes Belgium
1980s 50.17 million tonnes 13.44 million tonnes 36.72 million tonnes Belgium
1990s 57.13 million tonnes 18.66 million tonnes 38.47 million tonnes Belgium
2000s 56.65 million tonnes 24.42 million tonnes 32.23 million tonnes Belgium
2010s 47.29 million tonnes 35.76 million tonnes 11.53 million tonnes Belgium
2020s 41.37 million tonnes 37.08 million tonnes 4.30 million tonnes Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from oil, Belgium or Morocco?
Belgium, at 41.96 million tonnes against 39.90 million tonnes in Morocco as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from oil between Belgium and Morocco?
2.06 million tonnes, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Morocco?
95 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Morocco rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from oil?
Belgium ranks 39th and Morocco ranks 41st 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 from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes.