Morocco vs South Africa: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Morocco
10.49 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Africa
27.72 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Morocco rank
64th
South Africa rank
61st
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Morocco
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 27.72 kilowatt-hours per person against 10.49 kilowatt-hours per person in Morocco, a difference of 17.23 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 2.6 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 61st of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 79.06 kilowatt-hours per person | Morocco |
| 1970s | 79.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 42.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 37 kilowatt-hours per person | Morocco |
| 1980s | 37.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 41.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.12 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 45.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 25.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Morocco |
| 2000s | 38.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.4 kilowatt-hours per person | Morocco |
| 2010s | 55.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.47 kilowatt-hours per person | Morocco |
| 2020s | 13.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.35 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Morocco or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 27.72 kilowatt-hours per person against 10.49 kilowatt-hours per person in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Morocco and South Africa?
- 17.23 kilowatt-hours per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Morocco ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 61st of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.