Libya vs Morocco: Emissions of air pollutants

Libya
250,087 tonnes
in 2022
Morocco
251,040 tonnes
in 2022
Libya rank
59th
Morocco rank
58th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Libya
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 251,040 tonnes against 250,087 tonnes in Libya, a difference of 953 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Morocco ahead.

Libya ranks 59th and Morocco ranks 58th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.