Algeria vs Morocco: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Algeria
8.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Morocco
8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Algeria rank
63rd
Morocco rank
60th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Algeria
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Algeria, a difference of 552,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Morocco ahead.
Algeria ranks 63rd and Morocco ranks 60th of 201 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 93,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 154,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1860s | 99,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 263,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1870s | 123,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 329,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 205,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1880s | 160,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 430,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 269,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1890s | 180,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 487,736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 307,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1900s | 204,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 549,460 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 345,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1910s | 263,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 723,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 459,923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1920s | 380,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 706,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1930s | 440,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 737,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1940s | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1950s | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1960s | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1970s | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1980s | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 924,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1990s | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 2000s | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 2010s | 7.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 429,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 2020s | 8.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 576,968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Algeria or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Algeria and Morocco?
- 552,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Morocco?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Morocco rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Algeria ranks 63rd and Morocco ranks 60th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.