Electricity production from coal sources in Morocco
Morocco: Electricity production from coal sources was 62.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from coal sources in Morocco, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from coal sources in Morocco stood at 62.1%.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Morocco peaked at 77.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1992.
That places Morocco 8th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.0% | — |
| 1991 | 19.7% | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 17.2% | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 25.6% | +49.0% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.4% | +92.7% |
| 1996 | 47.4% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 47.1% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 57.6% | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 53.6% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 77.4% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 75.6% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 70.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.6% | 17.2% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 50.0% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 42.6% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 62.1% | 68.0% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Morocco
- Fuel imports 11.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 5.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2024)
- Gas production 0.4605 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 12.09 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.4605 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 12.09 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Morocco?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Morocco was 62.1% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1992.
- How does Morocco rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Morocco ranks 8th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.