Greece vs Morocco: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Greece
-20.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Morocco
-12.81 million tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
193rd
Morocco rank
190th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Greece
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports -12.81 million tonnes against -20.36 million tonnes in Greece, a difference of 7.56 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 193rd and Morocco ranks 190th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 9 and Morocco in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10.37 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | 8.02 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1860s | 11.13 million tonnes | 3.32 million tonnes | 7.81 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1870s | 12.80 million tonnes | 3.92 million tonnes | 8.88 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1880s | 14.26 million tonnes | 4.33 million tonnes | 9.93 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1890s | 15.13 million tonnes | 4.73 million tonnes | 10.40 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1900s | 12.74 million tonnes | 7.77 million tonnes | 4.97 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1910s | 11.50 million tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | 6.62 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1920s | 15.96 million tonnes | 6.88 million tonnes | 9.08 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1930s | 23.12 million tonnes | 13.22 million tonnes | 9.91 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1940s | 13.83 million tonnes | 15.75 million tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1950s | 14.98 million tonnes | 32.76 million tonnes | 17.78 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1960s | 9.80 million tonnes | 23.97 million tonnes | 14.17 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1970s | 3.78 million tonnes | 18.05 million tonnes | 14.26 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1980s | 2.78 million tonnes | 23.04 million tonnes | 20.26 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1990s | -622,536 tonnes | 19.97 million tonnes | 20.59 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2000s | -8.49 million tonnes | -209,320 tonnes | 8.28 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2010s | -16.56 million tonnes | 7.94 million tonnes | 24.50 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2020s | -19.73 million tonnes | -6.65 million tonnes | 13.08 million tonnes | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Greece or Morocco?
- Morocco, at -12.81 million tonnes against -20.36 million tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Greece and Morocco?
- 7.56 million tonnes, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Morocco?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Morocco rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Greece ranks 193rd and Morocco ranks 190th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change, measured in tonnes.