Total electricity output in Morocco

Morocco: Total electricity output was 30,820 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
30,820 GWh
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
65th
of 230 countries
All-time high
30,820 GWh
in 2015
All-time low
9,205 GWh
in 1991
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total electricity output in Morocco, 1990–2015

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1990200220151990: 9.6k GWh1991: 9.2k GWh1992: 9.7k GWh1993: 9.9k GWh1994: 11.5k GWh1995: 12.1k GWh1996: 12.5k GWh1997: 13.6k GWh1998: 13.0k GWh1999: 12.9k GWh2000: 12.9k GWh2001: 15.0k GWh2002: 15.2k GWh2003: 16.6k GWh2004: 17.7k GWh2005: 19.3k GWh2006: 19.9k GWh2007: 19.9k GWh2008: 20.6k GWh2009: 21.1k GWh2010: 23.7k GWh2011: 25.0k GWh2012: 27.3k GWh2013: 27.7k GWh2014: 28.7k GWh2015: 30.8k GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 30,820 GWh for total electricity output in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total electricity output in Morocco peaked at 30,820 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9,205 GWh, in 1991.

That places Morocco 65th out of 230 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.

Total electricity output in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Total electricity output (GWh) in Morocco, 1990 to 2015.
Year GWh Change
1990 9,628 GWh
1991 9,205 GWh -4.4%
1992 9,719 GWh +5.6%
1993 9,910 GWh +2.0%
1994 11,470 GWh +15.7%
1995 12,092 GWh +5.4%
1996 12,538 GWh +3.7%
1997 13,593 GWh +8.4%
1998 12,968 GWh -4.6%
1999 12,895 GWh -0.6%
2000 12,863 GWh -0.2%
2001 15,046 GWh +17.0%
2002 15,235 GWh +1.3%
2003 16,578 GWh +8.8%
2004 17,705 GWh +6.8%
2005 19,290 GWh +9.0%
2006 19,864 GWh +3.0%
2007 19,897 GWh +0.2%
2008 20,560 GWh +3.3%
2009 21,145 GWh +2.8%
2010 23,672 GWh +12.0%
2011 25,006 GWh +5.6%
2012 27,335 GWh +9.3%
2013 27,724 GWh +1.4%
2014 28,746 GWh +3.7%
2015 30,820 GWh +7.2%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 30,820 GWh is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,758 GWh, 4.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 30,820 GWh is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32,758 GWh, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,402 GWh 9,205 GWh 13,593 GWh 10
2000s 17,818 GWh 12,863 GWh 21,145 GWh 10
2010s 27,217 GWh 23,672 GWh 30,820 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 62 Belarus 34,082 GWh compare
  2. 63 Oman 32,758 GWh compare
  3. 64 Nigeria 31,426 GWh compare
  4. 66 Hungary 30,342 GWh compare
  5. 67 Denmark 28,947 GWh compare
  6. 68 Bahrain 28,484 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total electricity output in Morocco?
Total electricity output in Morocco was 30,820 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 30,820 GWh in 2015.
What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 9,205 GWh in 1991.
How does Morocco rank for total electricity output?
Morocco ranks 65th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is total electricity output rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 5,911 data points, 1990–2015
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants