Share of electricity generation from renewables in Morocco
Morocco: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 24.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Morocco, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from renewables in Morocco stood at 24.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Morocco peaked at 24.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1993.
That places Morocco 120th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6.6% | — |
| 1986 | 8.3% | +25.2% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | +24.5% |
| 1988 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 12.8% | +23.1% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | -1.2% |
| 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 | 5.6% | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +22.0% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +47.1% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +94.5% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -38.1% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +67.9% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +25.1% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | +19.4% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | +12.4% |
| 2025 | 24.0% | -1.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 24.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.1%, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 24.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.8%, 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from renewables 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +208.9% | 5.1% | 15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 6.6% | 12.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 4.5% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 5.6% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 9.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 18.2% | 24.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 118 Jordan 24.1% compare
- 119 India 24.1% compare
- 121 Dominican Republic 23.8% compare
- 122 Papua New Guinea 23.7% compare
- 123 Japan 23.6% 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 renewables in Morocco?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Morocco was 24.0% 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 renewables recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1993.
- How does Morocco rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Morocco ranks 120th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 renewables. 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.