North Korea vs Morocco: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
North Korea
1.68 billion tonnes
in 2024
Morocco
1.89 billion tonnes
in 2024
North Korea rank
73rd
Morocco rank
71st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- North Korea
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 1.89 billion tonnes against 1.68 billion tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 217.12 million tonnes.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 73rd and Morocco ranks 71st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 15.25 million tonnes | 11.74 million tonnes | 3.51 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1860s | 40.10 million tonnes | 41.32 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1870s | 62.19 million tonnes | 77.94 million tonnes | 15.75 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1880s | 82.62 million tonnes | 119.47 million tonnes | 36.84 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1890s | 103.90 million tonnes | 164.98 million tonnes | 61.08 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1900s | 126.62 million tonnes | 227.17 million tonnes | 100.55 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1910s | 195.68 million tonnes | 293.29 million tonnes | 97.61 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1920s | 343.94 million tonnes | 348.29 million tonnes | 4.35 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1930s | 512.28 million tonnes | 450.25 million tonnes | 62.03 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1940s | 688.82 million tonnes | 599.24 million tonnes | 89.58 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1950s | 825.71 million tonnes | 833.67 million tonnes | 7.96 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1960s | 922.40 million tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 215.37 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1970s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | 319.68 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1980s | 1.15 billion tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | 388.50 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1990s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 1.78 billion tonnes | 509.73 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2000s | 1.41 billion tonnes | 1.86 billion tonnes | 446.06 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2010s | 1.57 billion tonnes | 1.89 billion tonnes | 318.84 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2020s | 1.66 billion tonnes | 1.91 billion tonnes | 257.81 million tonnes | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, North Korea or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 1.89 billion tonnes against 1.68 billion tonnes in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between North Korea and Morocco?
- 217.12 million tonnes, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Morocco?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Morocco rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- North Korea ranks 73rd and Morocco ranks 71st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.