Kenya vs Morocco: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Kenya
99.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Morocco
101.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kenya rank
58th
Morocco rank
57th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Kenya
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 101.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 99.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kenya, a difference of 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 58th and Morocco ranks 57th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 12 and Morocco in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1860s | 6.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1870s | 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1880s | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1890s | 4.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1900s | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1910s | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1920s | 11.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1930s | 16.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1940s | 25.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1950s | 40.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1960s | 40.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1970s | 41.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1980s | 66.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1990s | 60.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 2000s | 67.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 2010s | 93.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 2020s | 99.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Kenya or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 101.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 99.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Kenya and Morocco?
- 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Morocco?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Morocco rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Kenya ranks 58th and Morocco ranks 57th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.