Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Morocco
Morocco: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 23.68 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
23.68 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
137th
of 215 countries
All-time high
111.81 kilowatt-hours
in 2010
All-time low
13.79 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Morocco, 1965–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from hydropower per person in Morocco is 23.68 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and down 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Morocco peaked at 111.81 kilowatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.79 kilowatt-hours, in 2023.
Morocco ranks 137th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Morocco, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 91.62 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1966 | 77.52 kilowatt-hours | -15.4% |
| 1967 | 66.72 kilowatt-hours | -13.9% |
| 1968 | 73.74 kilowatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 92.84 kilowatt-hours | +25.9% |
| 1970 | 88.97 kilowatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 97.89 kilowatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 100.22 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 73.01 kilowatt-hours | -27.2% |
| 1974 | 79.9 kilowatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 59.24 kilowatt-hours | -25.9% |
| 1976 | 56.79 kilowatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 75.77 kilowatt-hours | +33.4% |
| 1978 | 76.63 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 83.46 kilowatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 77.85 kilowatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 51.24 kilowatt-hours | -34.2% |
| 1982 | 27.87 kilowatt-hours | -45.6% |
| 1983 | 22.84 kilowatt-hours | -18.1% |
| 1984 | 16.95 kilowatt-hours | -25.8% |
| 1985 | 21.98 kilowatt-hours | +29.7% |
| 1986 | 28.45 kilowatt-hours | +29.5% |
| 1987 | 35.78 kilowatt-hours | +25.8% |
| 1988 | 39.83 kilowatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 48.33 kilowatt-hours | +21.3% |
| 1990 | 50.05 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 49.44 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 38.24 kilowatt-hours | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 17.29 kilowatt-hours | -54.8% |
| 1994 | 32.31 kilowatt-hours | +86.8% |
| 1995 | 23.14 kilowatt-hours | -28.4% |
| 1996 | 73 kilowatt-hours | +215.4% |
| 1997 | 76.54 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 64.33 kilowatt-hours | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 29.44 kilowatt-hours | -54.2% |
| 2000 | 24.98 kilowatt-hours | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 29.85 kilowatt-hours | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 28.77 kilowatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 48.7 kilowatt-hours | +69.3% |
| 2004 | 53.08 kilowatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 47.1 kilowatt-hours | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 52 kilowatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 42.65 kilowatt-hours | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 43.35 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 92.1 kilowatt-hours | +112.5% |
| 2010 | 111.81 kilowatt-hours | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 65.02 kilowatt-hours | -41.8% |
| 2012 | 54.56 kilowatt-hours | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 88.49 kilowatt-hours | +62.2% |
| 2014 | 59.35 kilowatt-hours | -32.9% |
| 2015 | 65.88 kilowatt-hours | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 47.4 kilowatt-hours | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 44.29 kilowatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 55.8 kilowatt-hours | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 45.57 kilowatt-hours | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 35.26 kilowatt-hours | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 32.74 kilowatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 18.22 kilowatt-hours | -44.4% |
| 2023 | 13.79 kilowatt-hours | -24.3% |
| 2024 | 21.27 kilowatt-hours | +54.3% |
| 2025 | 23.68 kilowatt-hours | +11.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 23.68 kilowatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120.57 kilowatt-hours, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from hydropower per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +215.4% | 23.14 kilowatt-hours | 73 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.49 kilowatt-hours | 66.72 kilowatt-hours | 92.84 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 79.19 kilowatt-hours | 56.79 kilowatt-hours | 100.22 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.11 kilowatt-hours | 16.95 kilowatt-hours | 77.85 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.38 kilowatt-hours | 17.29 kilowatt-hours | 76.54 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.26 kilowatt-hours | 24.98 kilowatt-hours | 92.1 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.82 kilowatt-hours | 44.29 kilowatt-hours | 111.81 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.16 kilowatt-hours | 13.79 kilowatt-hours | 35.26 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 134 Guadeloupe 26.56 kilowatt-hours compare
- 135 Burundi 25.63 kilowatt-hours compare
- 136 Hungary 23.88 kilowatt-hours compare
- 138 Estonia 22.32 kilowatt-hours compare
- 139 Sierra Leone 20.83 kilowatt-hours compare
- 140 Afghanistan 17.59 kilowatt-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 hydropower per person in Morocco?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Morocco was 23.68 kilowatt-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 hydropower per person recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 111.81 kilowatt-hours in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.79 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- How does Morocco rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Morocco ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.1%. 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 hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.