Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Morocco
Morocco: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
151st
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2015
All-time low
1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Morocco, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Morocco peaked at 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1919.
That places Morocco 151st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 148 Tanzania 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 149 Jordan 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 150 Mali 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 152 Sudan 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Lesotho 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 154 Philippines 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Morocco?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Morocco was 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1919.
- How does Morocco rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Morocco ranks 151st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.