How does Morocco rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?

Morocco ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.

Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Morocco?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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 CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Morocco

Name: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Morocco
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Morocco: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.48 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.48 tonnes per person

Change on year

down 4.3%

World rank

146th

of 194 countries

All-time high

3.93 tonnes per person

in 1959

All-time low

1.1 tonnes per person

in 2000

Years of data

1928–2024

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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

The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Morocco is 1.48 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Morocco peaked at 3.93 tonnes per person in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.1 tonnes per person, in 2000.

Morocco ranks 146th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 97 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	1.26 tonnes per person	1.25 tonnes per person	1.26 tonnes per person	2
1930s	1.92 tonnes per person	1.59 tonnes per person	2.06 tonnes per person	10
1940s	1.99 tonnes per person	1.98 tonnes per person	2.03 tonnes per person	10
1950s	3.56 tonnes per person	2.66 tonnes per person	3.93 tonnes per person	10
1960s	2.2 tonnes per person	1.66 tonnes per person	2.81 tonnes per person	10
1970s	1.7 tonnes per person	1.46 tonnes per person	2.27 tonnes per person	10
1980s	1.89 tonnes per person	1.56 tonnes per person	2.49 tonnes per person	10
1990s	1.83 tonnes per person	1.33 tonnes per person	2.3 tonnes per person	10
2000s	1.41 tonnes per person	1.1 tonnes per person	2.31 tonnes per person	10
2010s	1.94 tonnes per person	1.25 tonnes per person	2.69 tonnes per person	10
2020s	1.66 tonnes per person	1.48 tonnes per person	1.82 tonnes per person	5

Countries ranked near Morocco

143 Mali 1.56 tonnes per person compare
144 Costa Rica 1.52 tonnes per person compare
145 Burkina Faso 1.48 tonnes per person compare
147 El Salvador 1.45 tonnes per person compare
148 Tanzania 1.44 tonnes per person compare
149 Albania 1.44 tonnes per person compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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)

All data for Morocco →

Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Morocco?: Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Morocco was 1.48 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Morocco?: The highest recorded value was 3.93 tonnes per person in 1959.
What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Morocco?: The lowest recorded value was 1.1 tonnes per person in 2000.
How does Morocco rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?: Morocco ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Morocco?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.