Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Morocco
Morocco: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 1.85 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Morocco, 1990–2023
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
The most recent figure for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Morocco is 1.85 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Morocco peaked at 2.01 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.2 tonnes per person, in 1991.
That places Morocco 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes per person | 1.2 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Morocco?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Morocco was 1.85 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Morocco rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Morocco ranks 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.