Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.8191 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8191 kilowatt-hours per dollar
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
100th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.9126 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2005
All-time low
0.4923 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 1965
Years of data
58
1965–2022
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, 1965–2022
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Morocco is 0.8191 kilowatt-hours per dollar, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Morocco peaked at 0.9126 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4923 kilowatt-hours per dollar, in 1965.
Morocco ranks 100th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.4923 kilowatt-hours per dollar | — |
| 1966 | 0.6462 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +31.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6548 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6631 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.678 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6769 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6769 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7168 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7936 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8022 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7771 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7626 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.807 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8335 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.889 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.819 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.83 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7925 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.821 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8016 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.777 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7421 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7785 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7447 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7983 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7867 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7418 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8535 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 0.877 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8665 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9018 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8197 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8659 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8344 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8718 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8485 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.851 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8462 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.793 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8619 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9126 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.864 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8248 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.858 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7865 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8315 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.84 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.833 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8077 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8013 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7768 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7805 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7794 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7731 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8176 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8093 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8319 kilowatt-hours per dollar | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8191 kilowatt-hours per dollar | -1.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.8191 kilowatt-hours per dollar is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8261 kilowatt-hours per dollar, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.8191 kilowatt-hours per dollar is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.23 kilowatt-hours per dollar, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +31.3% | 0.4923 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6462 kilowatt-hours per dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6269 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4923 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.678 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.7736 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6769 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.889 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7905 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7421 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.83 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8419 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7418 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9018 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8446 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7865 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9126 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8041 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7731 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.84 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8201 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.8093 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.8319 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 97 Peru 0.832 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 98 Togo 0.8261 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 99 Namibia 0.8225 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 101 Indonesia 0.8074 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 102 Germany 0.8039 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 103 Paraguay 0.8027 kilowatt-hours per dollar 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 energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Morocco?
- Energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Morocco was 0.8191 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9126 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2005.
- What is the lowest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4923 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1965.
- How does Morocco rank for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Morocco ranks 100th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.