Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Morocco
Morocco: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 11.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Morocco, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Morocco is 11.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Morocco peaked at 22.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2017.
Morocco ranks 144th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.5% | — |
| 1991 | 19.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 17.9% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +42.3% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +5.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 11.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 11.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4%, 4.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +42.3% | 15.7% | 22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 15.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.2% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.7% | 4 |
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 final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Morocco?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Morocco was 11.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2017.
- How does Morocco rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Morocco ranks 144th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).