Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Morocco
Morocco: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 76.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Morocco, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Morocco stood at 76.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Morocco peaked at 94.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 85th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.4% | — |
| 2001 | 93.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 89.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 85.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 75.6% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 76.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 76.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.8%, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.1% | 84.0% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 80.2% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 75.6% | 81.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 82 Philippines 76.7% compare
- 83 Papua New Guinea 76.3% compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 76.2% compare
- 86 Jordan 75.9% compare
- 87 Kiribati 75.0% compare
- 87 Vanuatu 75.0% 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 share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Morocco?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Morocco was 76.0% 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 fossil fuels recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Morocco ranks 85th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.