AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Morocco
Morocco: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 0.52 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Morocco, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — emissions per capita in Morocco stood at 0.52 t CO2eq/cap.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Morocco peaked at 0.57 t CO2eq/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.07 t CO2eq/cap, in 1993.
That places Morocco 134th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | -41.7% |
| 1994 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | -22.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +42.9% |
| 1997 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +114.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +83.9% |
| 2022 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | -3.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.52 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.85 t CO2eq/cap, 61% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.52 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.21 t CO2eq/cap, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +114.3% | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2021 | +83.9% | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.114 t CO2eq/cap | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.333 t CO2eq/cap | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.485 t CO2eq/cap | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More climate change data for Morocco
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 630.35 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,511 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,896 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 343.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,334 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,148 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 186.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 15.65 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Morocco?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Morocco was 0.52 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.57 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 t CO2eq/cap in 1993.
- How does Morocco rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Morocco ranks 134th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.