Per capita methane emissions by sector in Morocco
Morocco: Per capita methane emissions by sector was 5.83 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita methane emissions by sector in Morocco, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 5.83 kilograms per person for per capita methane emissions by sector in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions by sector in Morocco peaked at 6.77 kilograms per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.61 kilograms per person, in 1996.
That places Morocco 121st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1 kilograms per person | 2.61 kilograms per person | 3.57 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.78 kilograms per person | 2.71 kilograms per person | 5 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.39 kilograms per person | 5.54 kilograms per person | 6.77 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.65 kilograms per person | 5.19 kilograms per person | 5.89 kilograms per person | 4 |
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 per capita methane emissions by sector in Morocco?
- Per capita methane emissions by sector in Morocco was 5.83 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions by sector recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 6.77 kilograms per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions by sector recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 kilograms per person in 1996.
- How does Morocco rank for per capita methane emissions by sector?
- Morocco ranks 121st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita methane emissions by sector rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.