Share of electricity generation from coal in Morocco
Morocco: Share of electricity generation from coal was 61.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from coal in Morocco, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 61.5% for share of electricity generation from coal in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from coal in Morocco peaked at 77.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2012.
Morocco ranks 6th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from coal in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.6% | — |
| 2001 | 77.6% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 75.6% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | +26.0% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 70.1% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 61.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.7% | 50.2% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 42.9% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 61.5% | 70.1% | 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 share of electricity generation from coal in Morocco?
- Share of electricity generation from coal in Morocco was 61.5% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2012.
- How does Morocco rank for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Morocco ranks 6th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Share of electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.