Number of people with and without electricity access in Morocco
Morocco: Number of people with and without electricity access was 38.08 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Morocco, 1992–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Morocco stood at 38.08 million people. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Morocco peaked at 38.08 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.40 million people, in 1992.
Morocco ranks 33rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Morocco, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 12.40 million people | — |
| 1993 | 14.54 million people | +17.2% |
| 1994 | 15.24 million people | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 14.92 million people | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 16.69 million people | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 17.44 million people | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 18.21 million people | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 18.99 million people | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 19.84 million people | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 20.63 million people | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 21.40 million people | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 22.21 million people | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 23.42 million people | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 23.86 million people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 29.69 million people | +24.4% |
| 2007 | 25.64 million people | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 26.58 million people | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 27.51 million people | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 31.07 million people | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 31.63 million people | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 32.15 million people | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 32.84 million people | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 33.28 million people | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 33.67 million people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 34.25 million people | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 35.45 million people | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 35.16 million people | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 36.07 million people | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 36.58 million people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 36.95 million people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 37.33 million people | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 37.71 million people | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 38.08 million people | +1.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 38.08 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.31 million people, 3.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 38.08 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.55 million people, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.05 million people | 12.40 million people | 18.99 million people | 8 |
| 2000s | 24.08 million people | 19.84 million people | 29.69 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.56 million people | 31.07 million people | 36.07 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.33 million people | 36.58 million people | 38.08 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More energy & mining data for Morocco
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 10.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Morocco?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Morocco was 38.08 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 38.08 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.40 million people in 1992.
- How does Morocco rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Morocco ranks 33rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.