Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Morocco
Morocco: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 24.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Morocco, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Morocco stood at 24.0%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Morocco peaked at 24.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1993.
Morocco ranks 129th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 6.6% | 12.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 4.5% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 5.6% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 9.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 18.2% | 24.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 126 Kiribati 25.0% compare
- 126 Vanuatu 25.0% compare
- 128 Jordan 24.1% compare
- 130 Dominican Republic 23.8% compare
- 131 Papua New Guinea 23.7% compare
- 132 Philippines 23.3% compare
More climate change data for Morocco
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 38.43 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Urban population 24.26 million (2025)
- Urban population 63.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.81 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.02 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.81 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.81 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Morocco?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Morocco was 24.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1993.
- How does Morocco rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Morocco ranks 129th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.