Libya vs Morocco: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Libya
92.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Morocco
92.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Libya rank
48th
Morocco rank
47th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Libya
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 92.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 92.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Libya, a difference of 554,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Morocco ahead.
Libya ranks 48th and Morocco ranks 47th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 7 and Morocco in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 121,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 700,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 579,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1860s | 125,031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 779,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 654,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1870s | 130,856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 883,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 752,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1880s | 138,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 966,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 827,936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1890s | 148,655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 896,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1900s | 161,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 967,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1910s | 169,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1920s | 183,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1930s | 213,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1940s | 279,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1950s | 9.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1960s | 59.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1970s | 93.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1980s | 75.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1990s | 92.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2000s | 91.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2010s | 83.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2020s | 79.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Libya or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 92.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 92.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Libya and Morocco?
- 554,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Morocco?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Morocco rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Libya ranks 48th and Morocco ranks 47th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.