Renewable energy consumption in Morocco
Morocco: Renewable energy consumption was 11.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption 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 TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Morocco stood at 11.3%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Morocco peaked at 23.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2015.
Morocco ranks 138th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | 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 | 17.8% | +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% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +49.7% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -3.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 11.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.2%, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 11.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.3%, 5.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption 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 | +49.7% | 15.7% | 23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 15.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.8% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.3% | 14.4% | 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 energy consumption in Morocco?
- Renewable energy consumption in Morocco was 11.3% 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 energy consumption recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2015.
- How does Morocco rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Morocco ranks 138th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption