Japan vs Morocco: Share of primary energy from coal
Japan
26.4%
in 2025
Morocco
28.4%
in 2025
Japan rank
13th
Morocco rank
11th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Japan
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 28.4% against 26.4% in Japan, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 13th and Morocco ranks 11th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Morocco in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.8% | 13.2% | 16.6% | Japan |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 11.2% | 5.1% | Japan |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 12.5% | 5.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 18.9% | 2.0% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 27.0% | 6.4% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 21.8% | 3.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 31.7% | 4.2% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Japan or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 28.4% against 26.4% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Japan and Morocco?
- 2.0%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Morocco?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Morocco rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Japan ranks 13th and Morocco ranks 11th of 78 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 Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.