Morocco vs New Zealand: Primary energy use
Morocco
275.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
261.12 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Morocco rank
58th
New Zealand rank
60th
Primary energy use over time
- Morocco
- New Zealand
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 275.63 terawatt-hours against 261.12 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 14.51 terawatt-hours.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Morocco ranks 58th and New Zealand ranks 60th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.05 terawatt-hours | 78.69 terawatt-hours | 56.64 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 40.55 terawatt-hours | 103.18 terawatt-hours | 62.64 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 64.71 terawatt-hours | 124.13 terawatt-hours | 59.41 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 98.98 terawatt-hours | 175.05 terawatt-hours | 76.07 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 147.25 terawatt-hours | 208.35 terawatt-hours | 61.1 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 214.76 terawatt-hours | 257.11 terawatt-hours | 42.35 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 256.35 terawatt-hours | 255.37 terawatt-hours | 0.9832 terawatt-hours | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Morocco or New Zealand?
- Morocco, at 275.63 terawatt-hours against 261.12 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Morocco and New Zealand?
- 14.51 terawatt-hours, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and New Zealand rank globally for primary energy use?
- Morocco ranks 58th and New Zealand ranks 60th 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 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.