Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Morocco
Morocco: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 76.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Morocco, 1990–2023
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 76.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% 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, 76.0%, in 2023.
Morocco ranks 95th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 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% |
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 | 77.9% | 76.0% | 79.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 92 Mexico 76.9% compare
- 93 Jordan 76.9% compare
- 94 French Polynesia 76.3% compare
- 96 Côte d'Ivoire 75.9% compare
- 97 Palestine, State of 75.5% compare
- 98 Nigeria 75.5% 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 5.8% (2024)
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 76.0% in 2023, 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 76.0% in 2023.
- How does Morocco rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Morocco ranks 95th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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.