Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Morocco
Morocco: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was 101,168 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Morocco, 1929–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 101,168 tonnes for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 112.4% on the previous year and down 82.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Morocco peaked at 6.43 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, -4.20 million tonnes, in 2020.
Morocco ranks 85th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 3,635 tonnes | 3,635 tonnes | 3,635 tonnes | 1 |
| 1930s | 28,606 tonnes | -145,906 tonnes | 157,582 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 76,837 tonnes | -58,624 tonnes | 160,804 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 228,172 tonnes | -586,448 tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 244,854 tonnes | -696,433 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.00 million tonnes | -158,654 tonnes | 2.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 681,046 tonnes | -99,620 tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 932,867 tonnes | -362,666 tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 million tonnes | -739,392 tonnes | 5.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 million tonnes | -347,120 tonnes | 6.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,772 tonnes | -4.20 million tonnes | 5.73 million tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for Morocco
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 38.43 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Urban population 24.26 million (2025)
- Urban population 63.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.81 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.02 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.81 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.81 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Morocco?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Morocco was 101,168 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 6.43 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.20 million tonnes in 2020.
- How does Morocco rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Morocco ranks 85th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.