Electricity generation from coal in Morocco
Morocco: Electricity generation from coal was 27.37 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from coal in Morocco, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from coal in Morocco is 27.37 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Morocco peaked at 29 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.4 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 20th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal in Morocco, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 12.11 terawatt-hours | +28.8% |
| 2002 | 11.42 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 11.58 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 12.35 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 12.39 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 12.49 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.04 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 11.27 terawatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 10.51 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 10.32 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 11.27 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 11.37 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.14 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 15.95 terawatt-hours | +31.4% |
| 2015 | 17.11 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 16.99 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 17.55 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 21.26 terawatt-hours | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 26.9 terawatt-hours | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 27.21 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 28.28 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 29 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 27.15 terawatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 26.18 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 27.37 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.56 terawatt-hours | 9.4 terawatt-hours | 12.49 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.09 terawatt-hours | 10.32 terawatt-hours | 26.9 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.53 terawatt-hours | 26.18 terawatt-hours | 29 terawatt-hours | 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 electricity generation from coal in Morocco?
- Electricity generation from coal in Morocco was 27.37 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from coal recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 29 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for electricity generation from coal?
- Morocco ranks 20th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.