Waste — Emissions Share in Morocco

Morocco: Waste — Emissions Share was 69.75 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
69.75 %
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
23rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
69.75 %
in 2023
All-time low
49.58 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Morocco, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 49.6 %1991: 51.3 %1992: 52.7 %1993: 56.5 %1994: 56.7 %1995: 57.3 %1996: 57.5 %1997: 57 %1998: 58.2 %1999: 57.8 %2000: 57.6 %2001: 58.5 %2002: 59.4 %2003: 59.9 %2004: 58.9 %2005: 59.7 %2006: 60.4 %2007: 61.7 %2008: 62 %2009: 63 %2010: 63.1 %2011: 62.9 %2012: 63.6 %2013: 64 %2014: 64 %2015: 64.8 %2016: 65.3 %2017: 65.8 %2018: 66 %2019: 66.1 %2020: 66.8 %2021: 67 %2022: 68.1 %2023: 69.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Morocco is 69.75 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Morocco peaked at 69.75 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.58 %, in 1990.

Morocco ranks 23rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions Share in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Morocco, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 49.58 % —
1991 51.34 % +3.5%
1992 52.69 % +2.6%
1993 56.46 % +7.2%
1994 56.7 % +0.4%
1995 57.26 % +1.0%
1996 57.51 % +0.4%
1997 56.97 % -0.9%
1998 58.17 % +2.1%
1999 57.83 % -0.6%
2000 57.63 % -0.3%
2001 58.52 % +1.5%
2002 59.42 % +1.5%
2003 59.85 % +0.7%
2004 58.9 % -1.6%
2005 59.67 % +1.3%
2006 60.4 % +1.2%
2007 61.74 % +2.2%
2008 62.04 % +0.5%
2009 62.97 % +1.5%
2010 63.14 % +0.3%
2011 62.93 % -0.3%
2012 63.63 % +1.1%
2013 64.01 % +0.6%
2014 64.01 % +0.0%
2015 64.83 % +1.3%
2016 65.26 % +0.7%
2017 65.75 % +0.8%
2018 65.97 % +0.3%
2019 66.12 % +0.2%
2020 66.83 % +1.1%
2021 67 % +0.3%
2022 68.11 % +1.7%
2023 69.75 % +2.4%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 69.75 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.47 %, 4.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 69.75 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.34 %, 2.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 55.45 % 49.58 % 58.17 % 10
2000s 60.11 % 57.63 % 62.97 % 10
2010s 64.56 % 62.93 % 66.12 % 10
2020s 67.92 % 66.83 % 69.75 % 4

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 20 Trinidad and Tobago 70.81 % compare
  2. 21 Solomon Islands 70.68 % compare
  3. 22 Kiribati 70.66 % compare
  4. 24 Grenada 67.14 % compare
  5. 25 Turks and Caicos Islands 65.34 % compare
  6. 26 Türkiye 65.24 % compare
  7. 26 Turkey 65.24 % compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Morocco?
Waste — emissions share in Morocco was 69.75 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 69.75 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 49.58 % in 1990.
How does Morocco rank for waste — emissions share?
Morocco ranks 23rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.