Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Morocco
Morocco: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.3%
Change on year
down 23.5%
World rank
190th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1989
All-time low
-0.4%
in 2018
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Morocco, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Morocco stood at -0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 274.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Morocco peaked at 0.6% in 1989 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2018.
That places Morocco 190th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | +23.0% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | +10.2% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +15.2% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | +27.4% |
| 1901 | 0.2% | +8.2% |
| 1902 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 1903 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 1904 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1905 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1906 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 1908 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1909 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -17.7% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | -12.3% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | -7.2% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | +21.3% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +7.8% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1930 | 0.2% | +26.5% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | +9.8% |
| 1932 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 1933 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 1936 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 1938 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 1940 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 1941 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 1942 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 1944 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 1945 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 1946 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1947 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 1949 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1950 | 0.3% | +10.4% |
| 1951 | 0.3% | +8.6% |
| 1952 | 0.4% | +10.7% |
| 1953 | 0.4% | +7.7% |
| 1954 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 1957 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 1959 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 0.4% | -19.3% |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -16.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4% | +10.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | +13.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | -17.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | -24.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -15.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +23.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +39.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +19.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -41.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +44.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -31.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +22.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +71.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -33.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +41.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -23.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -51.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +56.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -42.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -54.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -17.9% |
| 2000 | -0.0% | -141.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -27.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -2163.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -98.7% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | -1163.7% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | +52.3% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | -23.4% |
| 2009 | -0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -116.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +1863.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -122.7% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | +57.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -808.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -87.1% |
| 2018 | -0.4% | -714.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -186.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -91.3% |
| 2021 | -0.1% | -350.7% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | +138.1% |
| 2023 | -0.2% | +39.3% |
| 2024 | -0.3% | +23.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's -0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's -0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +2163.5% | -0.0% | 0.5% |
| 2011 | +1863.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2004 | -1163.7% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | +808.8% | -0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2018 | -714.9% | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | -350.7% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.0% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Morocco?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Morocco was -0.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2018.
- How does Morocco rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Morocco ranks 190th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 274.1%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.