Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.1977 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 0.1977 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Morocco peaked at 0.2475 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1977, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 46th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.207 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2024 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2215 | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2298 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.225 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2475 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2177 | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2329 | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2225 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2303 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2294 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2347 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2341 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2195 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2359 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2384 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2247 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2203 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2241 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2137 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2195 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.225 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2271 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2179 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2156 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2125 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2109 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2102 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2082 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.223 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.226 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2261 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2196 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2052 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1977 | -3.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.1977 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1448, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.1977 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2568, 77% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2237 | 0.2024 | 0.2475 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2275 | 0.2137 | 0.2384 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.217 | 0.2082 | 0.2271 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2149 | 0.1977 | 0.2261 | 5 |
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 carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Morocco?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Morocco was 0.1977 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2475 in 1995.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1977 in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Morocco ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.