Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Morocco
Morocco: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Morocco, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Morocco is 0.2%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Morocco peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1993.
That places Morocco 64th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Morocco?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Morocco was 0.2% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
- How does Morocco rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Morocco ranks 64th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.