Electricity generation from hydropower in Morocco
Morocco: Electricity generation from hydropower was 0.91 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.91 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
102nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
3.63 terawatt-hours
in 2010
All-time low
0.366 terawatt-hours
in 1984
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Electricity generation from hydropower in Morocco, 1965–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from hydropower in Morocco is 0.91 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Morocco peaked at 3.63 terawatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.366 terawatt-hours, in 1984.
Morocco ranks 102nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower in Morocco, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.21 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1966 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | -13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.932 terawatt-hours | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 1.06 terawatt-hours | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 1.37 terawatt-hours | +29.3% |
| 1970 | 1.35 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 1.52 terawatt-hours | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 1.6 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 1.19 terawatt-hours | -25.3% |
| 1974 | 1.34 terawatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 1.02 terawatt-hours | -24.0% |
| 1976 | 0.998 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | +36.8% |
| 1978 | 1.42 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.58 terawatt-hours | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 1.51 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.02 terawatt-hours | -32.4% |
| 1982 | 0.572 terawatt-hours | -44.1% |
| 1983 | 0.481 terawatt-hours | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.366 terawatt-hours | -23.9% |
| 1985 | 0.486 terawatt-hours | +32.8% |
| 1986 | 0.643 terawatt-hours | +32.3% |
| 1987 | 0.825 terawatt-hours | +28.3% |
| 1988 | 0.936 terawatt-hours | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 1.16 terawatt-hours | +23.6% |
| 1990 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 1.23 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.964 terawatt-hours | -21.4% |
| 1993 | 0.443 terawatt-hours | -54.0% |
| 1994 | 0.84 terawatt-hours | +89.6% |
| 1995 | 0.611 terawatt-hours | -27.3% |
| 1996 | 1.96 terawatt-hours | +220.3% |
| 1997 | 2.08 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 1.78 terawatt-hours | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.825 terawatt-hours | -53.6% |
| 2000 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 0.84 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.44 terawatt-hours | +71.4% |
| 2004 | 1.59 terawatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 1.43 terawatt-hours | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 1.6 terawatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 1.33 terawatt-hours | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 1.37 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.95 terawatt-hours | +115.3% |
| 2010 | 3.63 terawatt-hours | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 2.14 terawatt-hours | -41.0% |
| 2012 | 1.82 terawatt-hours | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 2.99 terawatt-hours | +64.3% |
| 2014 | 2.03 terawatt-hours | -32.1% |
| 2015 | 2.28 terawatt-hours | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 1.66 terawatt-hours | -27.2% |
| 2017 | 1.57 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 2 terawatt-hours | +27.4% |
| 2019 | 1.65 terawatt-hours | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 1.29 terawatt-hours | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 1.21 terawatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.68 terawatt-hours | -43.8% |
| 2023 | 0.52 terawatt-hours | -23.5% |
| 2024 | 0.81 terawatt-hours | +55.8% |
| 2025 | 0.91 terawatt-hours | +12.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.91 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.8 terawatt-hours, 32% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from hydropower 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 | +220.3% | 0.611 terawatt-hours | 1.96 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 terawatt-hours | 0.932 terawatt-hours | 1.37 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.34 terawatt-hours | 0.998 terawatt-hours | 1.6 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8005 terawatt-hours | 0.366 terawatt-hours | 1.51 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 terawatt-hours | 0.443 terawatt-hours | 2.08 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 terawatt-hours | 0.71 terawatt-hours | 2.95 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 1.57 terawatt-hours | 3.63 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9033 terawatt-hours | 0.52 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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 in Morocco?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Morocco was 0.91 terawatt-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 recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 terawatt-hours in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.366 terawatt-hours in 1984.
- How does Morocco rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Morocco ranks 102nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.