Share of electricity generation from gas in Morocco
Morocco: Share of electricity generation from gas was 10.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from gas in Morocco, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 10.9% for share of electricity generation from gas in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Morocco peaked at 22.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Morocco 88th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.7% | — |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +1374.0% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +30.5% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +39.8% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -80.1% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +502.1% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | +6.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 10.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 83.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 10.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63.3%, 17% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1374.0% | 0.7% | 10.1% |
| 2023 | +502.1% | 1.7% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 0.0% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 11.6% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 1.7% | 10.9% | 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 gas in Morocco?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Morocco was 10.9% 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 gas recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Morocco ranks 88th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 gas. 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.