CO₂ emissions per capita in Morocco
Morocco: CO₂ emissions per capita was 1.81 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.81 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
136th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.9 tonnes per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.0046 tonnes per person
in 1928
Years of data
97
1928–2024
CO₂ emissions per capita in Morocco, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 1.81 tonnes per person for co₂ emissions per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Morocco peaked at 1.9 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 tonnes per person, in 1928.
Morocco ranks 136th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
CO₂ emissions per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | — |
| 1929 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1930 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 1931 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | +124.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | +61.5% |
| 1933 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1934 | 0.0275 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1935 | 0.0333 tonnes per person | +21.0% |
| 1936 | 0.0297 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1937 | 0.0509 tonnes per person | +71.4% |
| 1938 | 0.0629 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 1939 | 0.0424 tonnes per person | -32.6% |
| 1940 | 0.0518 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1941 | 0.05 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1942 | 0.0418 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 1943 | 0.0443 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1944 | 0.0518 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1945 | 0.0635 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 1946 | 0.0818 tonnes per person | +28.8% |
| 1947 | 0.0978 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1948 | 0.1091 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1949 | 0.1239 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1950 | 0.2865 tonnes per person | +131.2% |
| 1951 | 0.3195 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1952 | 0.3793 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1953 | 0.4327 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1954 | 0.3623 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1955 | 0.3499 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1956 | 0.3372 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2848 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1958 | 0.2966 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1959 | 0.2977 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.3128 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1961 | 0.3161 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.251 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3144 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3423 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3213 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4015 tonnes per person | +24.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3872 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3917 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3948 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4813 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5272 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5041 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5888 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6632 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6452 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6538 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7008 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7031 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8362 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8128 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7865 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8238 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8369 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8171 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7996 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8267 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8634 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8907 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9466 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9148 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9552 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9811 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.24 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 1.47 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.5 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.59 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.67 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.67 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.71 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.68 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.67 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.69 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.67 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.72 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.74 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.9 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 1.76 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.9 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 1.87 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.83 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1.81 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7616 tonnes per person, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1.81 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.2 tonnes per person, 57% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO₂ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +131.2% | 0.1239 tonnes per person | 0.2865 tonnes per person |
| 1931 | +124.0% | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0139 tonnes per person |
| 1937 | +71.4% | 0.0297 tonnes per person | 0.0509 tonnes per person |
| 1932 | +61.5% | 0.0139 tonnes per person | 0.0224 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0315 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0629 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0716 tonnes per person | 0.0418 tonnes per person | 0.1239 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3346 tonnes per person | 0.2848 tonnes per person | 0.4327 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3433 tonnes per person | 0.251 tonnes per person | 0.4015 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6304 tonnes per person | 0.4813 tonnes per person | 0.8362 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8404 tonnes per person | 0.7865 tonnes per person | 0.9466 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.9148 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | 1.9 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | 1.9 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Morocco
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- 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 co₂ emissions per capita in Morocco?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Morocco was 1.81 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 tonnes per person in 1928.
- How does Morocco rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Morocco ranks 136th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.