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
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M185019372024

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

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.