emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Morocco
Morocco: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Morocco, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Morocco is 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Morocco peaked at 1.75 tonnes per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5506 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1965.
Morocco ranks 156th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Morocco, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8488 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7349 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6934 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6287 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5506 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6134 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6206 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6299 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.6409 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7053 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7314 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7491 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7583 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7516 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7702 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7924 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8268 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8495 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8915 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8639 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8692 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8795 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9285 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9362 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9902 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2005 | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +32.5% | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.75 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6623 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5506 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8488 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7826 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7053 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8915 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9634 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8639 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 153 Paraguay 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 154 Brunei 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 155 Puerto Rico 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 157 South Sudan 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 158 Kazakhstan 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 159 Syria 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Morocco
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 630.35 million kg (2050)
- 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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Morocco?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Morocco was 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 tonnes per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5506 tonnes per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Morocco rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Morocco ranks 156th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.