Morocco vs South Africa: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Morocco
0.0823 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
0.7203 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Morocco rank
21st
South Africa rank
19th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Morocco
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.7203 terawatt-hours against 0.0823 terawatt-hours in Morocco, a difference of 0.638 terawatt-hours.
That makes South Africa's figure about 8.8 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Africa ahead.
Morocco ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 19th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0387 terawatt-hours | -0.004 terawatt-hours | 0.0427 terawatt-hours | Morocco |
| 1970s | 0.0214 terawatt-hours | 0.1123 terawatt-hours | 0.0909 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1980s | -0.0425 terawatt-hours | 0.1615 terawatt-hours | 0.204 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.0332 terawatt-hours | -0.2033 terawatt-hours | 0.1701 terawatt-hours | Morocco |
| 2000s | 0.1743 terawatt-hours | 0.0726 terawatt-hours | 0.1018 terawatt-hours | Morocco |
| 2010s | -0.1306 terawatt-hours | -0.0775 terawatt-hours | 0.053 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.1432 terawatt-hours | 0.1864 terawatt-hours | 0.3297 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Morocco or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.7203 terawatt-hours against 0.0823 terawatt-hours in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Morocco and South Africa?
- 0.638 terawatt-hours, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Morocco ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 19th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.