Morocco vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Morocco
1.89 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
2.03 billion tonnes
in 2024
Morocco rank
71st
Spain rank
68th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Morocco
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.03 billion tonnes against 1.89 billion tonnes in Morocco, a difference of 137.24 million tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 71st and Spain ranks 68th of 197 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 11.74 million tonnes | 139.98 million tonnes | 128.24 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1860s | 41.32 million tonnes | 356.83 million tonnes | 315.51 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1870s | 77.94 million tonnes | 530.21 million tonnes | 452.28 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1880s | 119.47 million tonnes | 665.12 million tonnes | 545.65 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1890s | 164.98 million tonnes | 826.53 million tonnes | 661.55 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1900s | 227.17 million tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | 823.28 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1910s | 293.29 million tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | 1.02 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 348.29 million tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 450.25 million tonnes | 2.09 billion tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1940s | 599.24 million tonnes | 2.40 billion tonnes | 1.81 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 833.67 million tonnes | 2.58 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 2.74 billion tonnes | 1.60 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 2.84 billion tonnes | 1.51 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.53 billion tonnes | 2.75 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.78 billion tonnes | 2.58 billion tonnes | 801.81 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.86 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 493.29 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.89 billion tonnes | 2.17 billion tonnes | 279.18 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.91 billion tonnes | 2.05 billion tonnes | 134.84 million tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Morocco or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.03 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 Morocco and Spain?
- 137.24 million tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Morocco ranks 71st and Spain ranks 68th 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.