Per capita methane emissions in Morocco
Morocco: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
125th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1871
All-time low
0.5916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1984
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 0.7966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Morocco peaked at 0.9595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1871 and was at its lowest, 0.5916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1984.
Morocco ranks 125th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 122 Fiji 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 123 Croatia 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 124 Zimbabwe 0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 126 Malaysia 0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 128 Mozambique 0.782 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 methane emissions in Morocco?
- Per capita methane emissions in Morocco was 0.7966 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 methane emissions recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1871.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1984.
- How does Morocco rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Morocco ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.