- Morocco’s carbon dioxide emissions from energy sources rose slightly in 2024, reaching 69.1 million tons.
- Africa’s total carbon dioxide emissions stood at 1.399 billion tons in 2024, with South Africa remaining the continent’s highest emitter at 432.2 million tons, followed by Egypt with 226.2 million tons and Algeria with 156.4 million tons.
Morocco’s carbon dioxide emissions from energy sources rose slightly in 2024, reaching 69.1 million tons, according to the 2025 edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy, published by the Energy Institute in collaboration with consulting firms Kearney and KPMG.
The new figure represents a 100,000-ton increase from 2023, in tandem with a 1.2 per cent rise in the country’s total energy supply, which reached 0.95 exajoules, up from 0.93 the previous year.
Africa’s total carbon dioxide emissions stood at 1.399 billion tons in 2024, with South Africa remaining the continent’s highest emitter at 432.2 million tons, followed by Egypt with 226.2 million tons and Algeria with 156.4 million tons.
On a global scale, China once again led all countries with CO2 emissions from energy totalling 11.172 billion tons, up from 10.007 billion tons in 2023. Worldwide, emissions increased by 1 per cent year-on-year, reaching a record 40.8 gigatons of CO2-equivalent, including outputs from energy, industrial processes, methane, and gas flaring.
In Morocco, total CO2-equivalent emissions from all these sources were recorded at 73.6 million tons in 2024, far below levels seen in other African nations such as South Africa (479.3 million tons) and Egypt (270.6 million tons).
The report also highlighted progress in Morocco’s renewable energy capacities. The country reached a combined 934 megawatts of installed photovoltaic and concentrated solar power capacity in 2024. Additionally, wind energy capacity rose 14.5 per cent, from 1,858 megawatts in 2023 to 2,128 megawatts last year.
In terms of oil consumption, Morocco saw a 5.5 per cent increase, with average daily consumption rising to 316,000 barrels, compared to 299,000 barrels in 2023. Egypt remained the top oil consumer in Africa, using 782,000 barrels per day, followed by South Africa with 470,000 barrels.
The United States continued to lead the world in oil consumption, averaging 20.3 million barrels per day in 2024, slightly up from 20.27 million barrels in 2023.
Natural gas consumption in Morocco also climbed by 1.3 per cent year-on-year, reaching 0.9 billion cubic meters. Egypt again topped African countries in gas consumption at 59.8 billion cubic meters, followed by Algeria with 50.5 billion cubic meters.
Globally, the United States led in natural gas consumption with 902 billion cubic meters in 2024.
The report underscores Morocco’s growing energy demand alongside its continued investment in renewables, while also flagging the country’s relatively moderate emissions compared to regional and global heavyweights.