Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 0.2993 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.2993 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
72nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.2993 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.0169 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 0.2993 kilowatt-hours per person for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 134.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Morocco peaked at 0.2993 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0169 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1984.
That places Morocco 72nd out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0916 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0775 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0667 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0737 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0928 kilowatt-hours per person | +25.9% |
| 1970 | 0.089 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0979 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1002 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.073 kilowatt-hours per person | -27.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0799 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0592 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0568 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0758 kilowatt-hours per person | +33.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0766 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0835 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0779 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0512 kilowatt-hours per person | -34.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0279 kilowatt-hours per person | -45.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0228 kilowatt-hours per person | -18.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0169 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.8% |
| 1985 | 0.022 kilowatt-hours per person | +29.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0285 kilowatt-hours per person | +29.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0358 kilowatt-hours per person | +25.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0398 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0483 kilowatt-hours per person | +21.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0501 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0494 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0382 kilowatt-hours per person | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0173 kilowatt-hours per person | -54.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0323 kilowatt-hours per person | +86.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0231 kilowatt-hours per person | -28.4% |
| 1996 | 0.073 kilowatt-hours per person | +215.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0765 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0643 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0294 kilowatt-hours per person | -54.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0275 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0371 kilowatt-hours per person | +34.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0355 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0556 kilowatt-hours per person | +56.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0598 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0386 kilowatt-hours per person | -35.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0379 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0379 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0384 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0924 kilowatt-hours per person | +140.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1271 kilowatt-hours per person | +37.6% |
| 2011 | 0.082 kilowatt-hours per person | -35.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0707 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1184 kilowatt-hours per person | +67.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1041 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1274 kilowatt-hours per person | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 0.133 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1308 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1809 kilowatt-hours per person | +38.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2083 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1908 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2096 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1916 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2339 kilowatt-hours per person | +22.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2968 kilowatt-hours per person | +26.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2993 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.2993 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4536 kilowatt-hours per person, 66% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.2993 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4578 kilowatt-hours per person, 65% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita 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 | +215.4% | 0.0231 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.073 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0805 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0667 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0928 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0792 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0568 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1002 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0371 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0169 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0779 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0454 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0173 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0765 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0461 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0275 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0924 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1283 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0707 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2083 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.237 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1908 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2993 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 69 Hong Kong 0.4275 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 70 Azerbaijan 0.3798 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 71 Iran 0.3437 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 73 Egypt 0.2881 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 74 Trinidad and Tobago 0.097 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 75 Iraq 0.0646 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More climate change data for Morocco
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 630.35 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,511 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,896 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 343.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,334 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,148 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 186.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 15.65 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Morocco?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Morocco was 0.2993 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2993 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0169 kilowatt-hours per person in 1984.
- How does Morocco rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Morocco ranks 72nd out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.