Electricity generation from oil in Morocco
Morocco: Electricity generation from oil was 1.61 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from oil 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 oil in Morocco is 1.61 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Morocco peaked at 6.64 terawatt-hours in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.69 terawatt-hours, in 2020.
That places Morocco 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Morocco, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.53 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2.42 terawatt-hours | -31.4% |
| 2002 | 2.65 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 3.12 terawatt-hours | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 3.21 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.28 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.17 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.31 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 4.64 terawatt-hours | +40.2% |
| 2009 | 4.13 terawatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 5.43 terawatt-hours | +31.5% |
| 2011 | 6.35 terawatt-hours | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 6.64 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 4.63 terawatt-hours | -30.3% |
| 2014 | 2.57 terawatt-hours | -44.5% |
| 2015 | 2.21 terawatt-hours | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 2.88 terawatt-hours | +30.3% |
| 2017 | 3.49 terawatt-hours | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 1.25 terawatt-hours | -64.2% |
| 2019 | 0.79 terawatt-hours | -36.8% |
| 2020 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 1.38 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 4.19 terawatt-hours | +203.6% |
| 2023 | 1.83 terawatt-hours | -56.3% |
| 2024 | 1.54 terawatt-hours | -15.8% |
| 2025 | 1.61 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1.61 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.34 terawatt-hours, 4.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1.61 terawatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.9 terawatt-hours, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil 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 | +203.6% | 1.38 terawatt-hours | 4.19 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.35 terawatt-hours | 2.42 terawatt-hours | 4.64 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 terawatt-hours | 0.79 terawatt-hours | 6.64 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 terawatt-hours | 0.69 terawatt-hours | 4.19 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 59 Kazakhstan 1.82 terawatt-hours compare
- 60 Guam 1.7 terawatt-hours compare
- 60 Nicaragua 1.7 terawatt-hours compare
- 63 Mauritania 1.6 terawatt-hours compare
- 64 Jamaica 1.5 terawatt-hours compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 1.5 terawatt-hours compare
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 oil in Morocco?
- Electricity generation from oil in Morocco was 1.61 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 oil recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 6.64 terawatt-hours in 2012.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Morocco rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Morocco ranks 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.