Belgium vs Morocco: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Belgium
8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Morocco
8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belgium rank
62nd
Morocco rank
60th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Belgium
  • Morocco
05.0M10.0M15.0M185019372024

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belgium, a difference of 288,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 62nd and Morocco ranks 60th of 201 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Morocco Difference Ahead
1850s 571,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 247,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 324,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
1860s 617,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 263,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 353,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
1870s 725,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 329,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 395,889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
1880s 877,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 430,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 447,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
1890s 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 487,736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 597,928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
1900s 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 549,460 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 697,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
1910s 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 723,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 554,139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
1920s 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 335,727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
1930s 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 563,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
1940s 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 152,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
1950s 4.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 815,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
1960s 7.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
1970s 10.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
1980s 11.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
1990s 8.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
2000s 9.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
2010s 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 989,123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium
2020s 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Belgium or Morocco?
Morocco, at 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Belgium and Morocco?
288,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Morocco?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Morocco rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Belgium ranks 62nd 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.