Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Morocco
Morocco: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 7.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Morocco, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Morocco stood at 7.7%.
The figure is up 36.8% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Morocco peaked at 18.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -2.4%, in 2019.
That places Morocco 47th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -38.2% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -49.9% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +129.7% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +63.2% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -43.0% |
| 2019 | -2.4% | -126.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -125.0% |
| 2021 | -0.4% | -166.0% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -940.9% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +27.7% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +35.4% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | +36.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 7.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 31.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +940.9% | -0.4% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 4.0% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | -2.4% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | -0.4% | 7.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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- 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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Morocco?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Morocco was 7.7% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.4% in 2019.
- How does Morocco rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Morocco ranks 47th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.