Morocco vs Zambia: Greenhouse gas emissions
Morocco
101.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zambia
99.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Morocco rank
57th
Zambia rank
59th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Morocco
- Zambia
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 101.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 99.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia, a difference of 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zambia ahead.
Morocco ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 59th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1860s | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1870s | 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1880s | 6.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1890s | 6.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1900s | 8.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 347,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1910s | 7.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 980,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1920s | 9.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1930s | 12.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1940s | 16.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1950s | 30.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1960s | 29.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1970s | 36.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1980s | 48.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 481,150 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
| 1990s | 59.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 2000s | 69.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 2010s | 97.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 2020s | 103.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Morocco or Zambia?
- Morocco, at 101.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 99.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Morocco and Zambia?
- 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Zambia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Morocco ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 59th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.