Renewable electricity output in Morocco
Morocco: Renewable electricity output was 19.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Morocco, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 19.3% for renewable electricity output in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Morocco peaked at 19.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1993.
Morocco ranks 119th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.7% | — |
| 1991 | 13.3% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 9.9% | -25.5% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | -54.9% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +63.8% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | -31.0% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | +208.9% |
| 1997 | 15.3% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -53.3% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +45.4% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +94.7% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -37.7% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +65.3% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +24.9% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 4.5% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.1% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 9.5% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.7% | 19.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 116 United States 20.3% compare
- 117 Thailand 19.9% compare
- 118 Mauritania 19.4% compare
- 120 Russian Federation 19.2% compare
- 121 Hungary 19.1% compare
- 122 India 19.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Morocco
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, 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)
- Fuel imports 11.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 5.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2024)
- Gas production 0.4605 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 12.09 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.4605 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Morocco?
- Renewable electricity output in Morocco was 19.3% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1993.
- How does Morocco rank for renewable electricity output?
- Morocco ranks 119th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.