Morocco

Northern Africa, Africa

CO2 emissions per person
1.81
t CO2/person/year · 2024
136th of 213 countries
Temperature anomaly
0.85
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
65th of 193 countries
Renewable energy share
8.67
% of primary energy · 2024
53rd of 79 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
17.4
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
98th of 241 countries
19402025

Morocco in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

051950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5high 2024low 1972

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

CO2 emissions

69.1 Mt CO2/year · 2024
+146% since 199449th highest of 215 · 2024
020406019401960198020002020high 2021

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

1.81 t CO2/person/year · 2024
+68% since 1994136th highest of 213 · 2024
01219401960198020002020high 2021

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

0.85 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+0.9 °C since 199565th highest of 193 · 2025
-2019401960198020002020Worldhigh 2024low 1972

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

30.3 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+84% since 199452nd highest of 199 · 2024
01020301850190019502000

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

101.8 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+77% since 199457th highest of 199 · 2024
0501001850190019502000high 2019

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

8.67 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+55% since 199460th highest of 201 · 2024
051850190019502000high 2021

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

69.9 Mt CO2/year · 2023
+106% since 199351st highest of 120 · 2023
0501990200020102020high 2021

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

68.9 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
+41% since 201373rd highest of 119 · 2024
050100201420162018202020222024World

Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Renewable energy share

8.67 % of primary energy · 2024
+6.4 pp since 199453rd highest of 79 · 2024
01020197019801990200020102020low 1993

The slice of a country's energy that comes from renewables such as wind, solar and hydro. Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data

Fossil fuel share

91.3 % of primary energy · 2024
-6.4 pp since 199421st highest of 79 · 2024
050100197019801990200020102020high 1993

The slice of a country's energy still coming from coal, oil and gas. The number the world is trying to shrink. Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data

Energy use per person

7,257 kWh/person/year · 2024
+81% since 199475th highest of 79 · 2024
02k4k6k197019801990200020102020high 2019

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

5.78 % of electricity · 2025
+5.8 pp since 199546th highest of 90 · 2025
02461990200020102020

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

16.0 % of electricity · 2025
+16 pp since 199518th highest of 88 · 2025
0510151990200020102020high 2024

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

61.5 % of electricity · 2025
-7.1 pp since 20005th highest of 89 · 2025
050200020052010201520202025high 2001low 2012

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

3.62 % of electricity · 2025
-22 pp since 200028th highest of 90 · 2025
01020200020052010201520202025high 2011low 2020

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

10.9 % of electricity · 2025
+11 pp since 200057th highest of 87 · 2025
01020200020052010201520202025high 2012

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

1,399 ha/year · 2024
-21% since 2001120th highest of 197 · 2024
05k10k2005201020152020high 2022low 2013

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

12.8 % of land · 2025
-0.0 pp since 1995152nd highest of 212 · 2025
01020301990200020102020Worldlow 2015

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

23.2 deaths/year · 2021
+335% since 200033rd highest of 194 · 2021
020040020002005201020152020high 2004low 2011

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.88 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-4.3% since 1994103rd highest of 244 · 2024
00.5200020102020low 2023

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

2.10 % of land area · 2024
-0.4 pp since 2013200th highest of 213 · 2024
050100201420162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

32.8 kg/person/year · 2023
+77% since 1993123rd highest of 176 · 2023
02040198020002020Worldhigh 2019low 1976

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

23.4 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
+49% since 1993120th highest of 198 · 2023
0102030198020002020high 2005

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

0.30 % of territorial waters · 2024
-0.2 pp since 2013122nd highest of 174 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

63.1 % living in cities · 2025
+11 pp since 1995129th highest of 236 · 2025
02040601960198020002020World

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

50.8 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
-9.7 pp since 200037th highest of 179 · 2022
020406020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2002low 2010

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

776.9 m³/person/year · 2022
-32% since 1992141st highest of 181 · 2022
05k10k198020002020World

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

80.0 % of population · 2024
+39 pp since 200087th highest of 159 · 2024
05020002005201020152020World

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

282.4 mm/year · 2025
+4.0% since 1995163rd highest of 192 · 2025
05001k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 1996low 2023

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

-14.1 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
+3.3 pp since 1995128th highest of 192 · 2025
05019401960198020002020Worldhigh 1996low 2023

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

8.42 % of population · 2024
-2.5 pp since 2000144th highest of 145 · 2024
020406020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2003

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

17.4 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
-1.7% since 199898th highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2017low 2014

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

17.6 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
-98% since 199136th highest of 168 · 2021
01k2k1990200020102020high 2001low 2015

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

Fossil fuels still supply 91% of the energy used here, so switching your home to a genuinely renewable tariff matters.

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.

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