Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Morocco
Morocco: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2239 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Morocco, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Morocco is 0.2239 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Morocco peaked at 0.2561 kilograms per international-$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1091 kilograms per international-$, in 1962.
That places Morocco 64th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1372 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1181 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1746 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1427 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1091 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1655 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2067 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1777 kilograms per international-$ | 0.245 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2238 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2092 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2356 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2355 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.256 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2454 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2278 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2561 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2209 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2084 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2409 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.226 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2239 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2281 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 61 Mali 0.2298 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 62 Jordan 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 63 Iceland 0.2246 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 65 Mexico 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 66 Taiwan 0.2196 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 67 Greece 0.2183 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Morocco?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Morocco was 0.2239 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2561 kilograms per international-$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1091 kilograms per international-$ in 1962.
- How does Morocco rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Morocco ranks 64th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).