Morocco vs Turkey: Carbon intensity of energy
Morocco
262.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Turkey
263.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Morocco rank
37th
Turkey rank
36th
Carbon intensity of energy over time
- Morocco
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 263.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 262.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Morocco, a difference of 0.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Turkey ahead.
Morocco ranks 37th and Turkey ranks 36th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 244.2 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 309.45 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 65.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Turkey |
| 1970s | 267.1 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 294.93 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 27.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Turkey |
| 1980s | 283.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 284.12 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 0.8637 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Turkey |
| 1990s | 279.82 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 294.6 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 14.78 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Turkey |
| 2000s | 290.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 284.61 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 6.03 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Morocco |
| 2010s | 274.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 261.74 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 12.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Morocco |
| 2020s | 271.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 250.68 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 20.9 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of energy, Morocco or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 263.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 262.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of energy between Morocco and Turkey?
- 0.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Turkey?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Turkey rank globally for carbon intensity of energy?
- Morocco ranks 37th and Turkey ranks 36th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.