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