Renewable energy consumption in Morocco
Morocco: Renewable energy consumption was 68,360 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
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 TJ.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 68,360 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Morocco peaked at 102,138 TJ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 44,377 TJ, in 1990.
That places Morocco 85th 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 energy consumption in Morocco, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44,377 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 48,143 TJ | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 47,930 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 46,766 TJ | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 48,565 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 48,712 TJ | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 53,656 TJ | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 54,522 TJ | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 54,802 TJ | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 51,990 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 52,737 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 53,922 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 54,419 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 56,931 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 102,138 TJ | +79.4% |
| 2005 | 94,133 TJ | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 87,788 TJ | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 82,264 TJ | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 76,186 TJ | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 75,833 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 76,989 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 69,897 TJ | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 66,513 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 71,665 TJ | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 69,683 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 68,360 TJ | -1.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 68,360 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65,966 TJ, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 68,360 TJ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,867 TJ, 11.7× 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 | +79.4% | 56,931 TJ | 102,138 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,946 TJ | 44,377 TJ | 54,802 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 73,635 TJ | 52,737 TJ | 102,138 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,518 TJ | 66,513 TJ | 76,989 TJ | 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 68,360 TJ 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 102,138 TJ in 2004.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,377 TJ in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Morocco ranks 85th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste