Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Morocco
Morocco: Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems was 43.54 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015. ▲ Rising
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Morocco, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes CO₂e.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 43.54 million tonnes CO₂e for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Morocco peaked at 43.54 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.44 million tonnes CO₂e, in 1993.
Morocco ranks 64th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.16 million tonnes CO₂e | 20.44 million tonnes CO₂e | 24.62 million tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.04 million tonnes CO₂e | 25.23 million tonnes CO₂e | 32.35 million tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.18 million tonnes CO₂e | 33.61 million tonnes CO₂e | 43.54 million tonnes CO₂e | 6 |
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Morocco?
- Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Morocco was 43.54 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 43.54 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.44 million tonnes CO₂e in 1993.
- How does Morocco rank for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems?
- Morocco ranks 64th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions from food systems rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.