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
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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
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.