Liberia vs Morocco: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Liberia
1.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
Morocco
1.89 billion tonnes
in 2024
Liberia rank
70th
Morocco rank
71st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Liberia
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 1.99 billion tonnes against 1.89 billion tonnes in Morocco, a difference of 99.64 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 70th and Morocco ranks 71st of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 12 and Morocco in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Morocco Difference Ahead
1850s 67.48 million tonnes 11.74 million tonnes 55.74 million tonnes Liberia
1860s 166.12 million tonnes 41.32 million tonnes 124.80 million tonnes Liberia
1870s 199.51 million tonnes 77.94 million tonnes 121.57 million tonnes Liberia
1880s 226.93 million tonnes 119.47 million tonnes 107.46 million tonnes Liberia
1890s 254.18 million tonnes 164.98 million tonnes 89.20 million tonnes Liberia
1900s 292.36 million tonnes 227.17 million tonnes 65.18 million tonnes Liberia
1910s 346.39 million tonnes 293.29 million tonnes 53.10 million tonnes Liberia
1920s 418.03 million tonnes 348.29 million tonnes 69.74 million tonnes Liberia
1930s 517.23 million tonnes 450.25 million tonnes 66.98 million tonnes Liberia
1940s 750.68 million tonnes 599.24 million tonnes 151.43 million tonnes Liberia
1950s 1.03 billion tonnes 833.67 million tonnes 199.33 million tonnes Liberia
1960s 1.11 billion tonnes 1.14 billion tonnes 31.59 million tonnes Morocco
1970s 1.14 billion tonnes 1.34 billion tonnes 194.56 million tonnes Morocco
1980s 1.20 billion tonnes 1.53 billion tonnes 335.65 million tonnes Morocco
1990s 1.28 billion tonnes 1.78 billion tonnes 499.90 million tonnes Morocco
2000s 1.47 billion tonnes 1.86 billion tonnes 387.39 million tonnes Morocco
2010s 1.75 billion tonnes 1.89 billion tonnes 143.08 million tonnes Morocco
2020s 1.95 billion tonnes 1.91 billion tonnes 31.68 million tonnes Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Liberia or Morocco?
Liberia, at 1.99 billion tonnes against 1.89 billion tonnes in Morocco as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Liberia and Morocco?
99.64 million tonnes, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Morocco?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Morocco rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Liberia ranks 70th 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.