Morocco vs Nigeria: Annual change in primary energy use
Morocco
12.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nigeria
14.8 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Morocco rank
28th
Nigeria rank
25th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Morocco
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 14.8 terawatt-hours against 12.88 terawatt-hours in Morocco, a difference of 1.92 terawatt-hours.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.
Morocco ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.31 terawatt-hours | 9.44 terawatt-hours | 7.13 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3.83 terawatt-hours | 2.51 terawatt-hours | 1.32 terawatt-hours | Morocco |
| 2000s | 5.36 terawatt-hours | -3.07 terawatt-hours | 8.43 terawatt-hours | Morocco |
| 2010s | 8.1 terawatt-hours | 31.61 terawatt-hours | 23.51 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 0.4907 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Morocco or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 14.8 terawatt-hours against 12.88 terawatt-hours in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Morocco and Nigeria?
- 1.92 terawatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nigeria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Nigeria rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Morocco ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.