Morocco vs South Africa: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Morocco
8.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
6.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Morocco rank
18th
South Africa rank
19th
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Morocco
- South Africa
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 8.13 terawatt-hours against 6.7 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 1.43 terawatt-hours.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Africa ahead.
Morocco ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 19th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 6.99 terawatt-hours | 4.49 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1970s | 2.88 terawatt-hours | 4.48 terawatt-hours | 1.6 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.33 terawatt-hours | 5.81 terawatt-hours | 4.48 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.56 terawatt-hours | 6.18 terawatt-hours | 3.62 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2000s | 4 terawatt-hours | 2.86 terawatt-hours | 1.14 terawatt-hours | Morocco |
| 2010s | 2.71 terawatt-hours | 3.42 terawatt-hours | 0.7041 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3.35 terawatt-hours | -8.38 terawatt-hours | 11.74 terawatt-hours | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Morocco or South Africa?
- Morocco, at 8.13 terawatt-hours against 6.7 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Morocco and South Africa?
- 1.43 terawatt-hours, with Morocco 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 oil?
- Morocco ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 19th of 79 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 oil. 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.