Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Morocco
Morocco: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 1.24 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Morocco, 1930–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Morocco stood at 1.24 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 95 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Morocco peaked at 1.24 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1930.
Morocco ranks 63rd of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 11,725 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 43,968 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 130,166 tonnes | 58,624 tonnes | 241,883 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 11.79 million tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | 21.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.15 million tonnes | 24.22 million tonnes | 53.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.89 million tonnes | 58.47 million tonnes | 133.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 205.07 million tonnes | 145.97 million tonnes | 268.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 367.47 million tonnes | 284.20 million tonnes | 454.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 577.37 million tonnes | 474.45 million tonnes | 698.91 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 895.42 million tonnes | 733.39 million tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Morocco?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Morocco was 1.24 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1930.
- How does Morocco rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Morocco ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.