North Korea vs Morocco: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
North Korea
0.2%
in 2024
Morocco
0.2%
in 2024
North Korea rank
52nd
Morocco rank
49th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- North Korea
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 52nd and Morocco ranks 49th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 9 and Morocco in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, North Korea or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 0.2% against 0.2% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between North Korea and Morocco?
- 0.0%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Morocco?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Morocco rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- North Korea ranks 52nd and Morocco ranks 49th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.