Share of primary energy from coal in Morocco
Morocco: Share of primary energy from coal was 28.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
28.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
11th
of 79 countries
All-time high
34.5%
in 2020
All-time low
8.0%
in 1980
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Share of primary energy from coal in Morocco, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from coal in Morocco is 28.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Morocco peaked at 34.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1980.
Morocco ranks 11th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from coal in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 13.7% | — |
| 1966 | 15.2% | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 14.1% | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 11.9% | -15.9% |
| 1969 | 11.0% | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 12.0% | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 11.9% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 13.5% | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 11.7% | -13.6% |
| 1974 | 10.9% | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 11.9% | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 11.9% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 10.1% | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 9.6% | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 8.4% | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 8.0% | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 8.6% | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 11.0% | +20.2% |
| 1984 | 9.3% | -15.6% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | +28.3% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | +31.9% |
| 1987 | 17.9% | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 16.7% | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 16.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 15.9% | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 17.1% | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 14.0% | -17.9% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | +25.5% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 22.6% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +32.1% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +18.9% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | -10.5% |
| 2025 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 28.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.3%, 1.9× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 28.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5%, 55.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.2% | 11.0% | 15.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 8.4% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 8.0% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 14.0% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 18.5% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 16.9% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 28.2% | 34.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More energy & mining data for Morocco
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from coal in Morocco?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Morocco was 28.4% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1980.
- How does Morocco rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Morocco ranks 11th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.