Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Morocco
Morocco: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 71.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Morocco is 71.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Morocco peaked at 95.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 98th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87.3% | — |
| 1991 | 86.7% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 90.1% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 95.5% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 92.7% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 94.9% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 84.4% | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 86.3% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 93.6% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 92.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 91.8% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 91.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 92.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 84.6% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | -6.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 71.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 71.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.9%, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.6% | 84.4% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 84.6% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 77.3% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 71.2% | 79.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 95 Vanuatu 74.8% compare
- 96 Cote d'Ivoire 73.7% compare
- 97 Nigeria 72.9% compare
- 99 Equatorial Guinea 70.4% compare
- 100 United Arab Emirates 70.1% compare
- 101 Congo 68.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Morocco
- Ores and metals imports 7.1% (2025)
- 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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Morocco?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Morocco was 71.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Morocco ranks 98th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.