Ireland vs Morocco: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Ireland
1.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Morocco
1.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ireland rank
66th
Morocco rank
63rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Ireland
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 1.24 billion tonnes against 1.04 billion tonnes in Ireland, a difference of 204.37 million tonnes.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 95 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Morocco ahead.
Ireland ranks 66th and Morocco ranks 63rd of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 11,725 tonnes | 11,725 tonnes | Morocco |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 130,166 tonnes | 130,166 tonnes | Morocco |
| 1950s | 9.47 million tonnes | 11.79 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 1960s | 49.79 million tonnes | 37.15 million tonnes | 12.64 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1970s | 159.40 million tonnes | 91.89 million tonnes | 67.52 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1980s | 302.28 million tonnes | 205.07 million tonnes | 97.20 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1990s | 435.77 million tonnes | 367.47 million tonnes | 68.30 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2000s | 650.93 million tonnes | 577.37 million tonnes | 73.56 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2010s | 860.11 million tonnes | 895.42 million tonnes | 35.31 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2020s | 1,000.00 million tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | 164.90 million tonnes | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Ireland or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 1.24 billion tonnes against 1.04 billion tonnes in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Ireland and Morocco?
- 204.37 million tonnes, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Morocco?
- 95 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Morocco rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Ireland ranks 66th and Morocco ranks 63rd of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.