Renewable electricity in Morocco
Morocco: Renewable electricity was 14.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Morocco, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity in Morocco is 14.3%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 132.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Morocco peaked at 17.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1993.
That places Morocco 122nd out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.7% | — |
| 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 | 6.1% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +46.0% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -39.8% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +134.5% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -38.1% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +69.7% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +15.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 14.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.2%, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 14.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 14.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 4.5% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.9% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 8.6% | 17.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Morocco?
- Renewable electricity in Morocco was 14.3% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1993.
- How does Morocco rank for renewable electricity?
- Morocco ranks 122nd out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants