Morocco ranked 72nd globally in the 2026 Energy Transition Index, published Thursday by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with consulting firm Accenture, placing sixth among countries in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Morocco scored 54.5 points in the index, trailing the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Tunisia and Jordan among regional peers.
Globally, Nordic countries dominated the rankings, with Sweden, Finland and Denmark taking the top three positions. China emerged as the highest-ranked Asian country, placing 14th worldwide, ahead of Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.
The report highlighted growing challenges facing the global energy transition, citing external shocks and structural constraints that have slowed progress in many countries.
According to the index, only 24% of countries managed to simultaneously improve energy security, affordability and environmental sustainability, underscoring what the report described as increasingly fragmented and uneven progress.
Global investment in the energy sector reached approximately $3.3 trillion in 2025, while renewable energy and nuclear power accounted for 42% of global electricity generation. Renewable energy capacity expanded by nearly 800 gigawatts during the year.
However, the report warned that these gains are being offset by mounting obstacles, including concentrated capital flows and chronic underinvestment in emerging economies.
Trade restrictions affected an estimated $2.6 trillion in global commerce, while export controls covered more than half of the critical minerals required for energy transition technologies, according to the report.
The World Economic Forum also pointed to simultaneous declines in financing, regulatory support and innovation, describing them as signs of a broader erosion in countries’ readiness for energy transformation.
The report noted that disruptions to energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz contributed to one of the most significant energy price shocks since 2022, forcing import-dependent emerging economies to make difficult trade-offs between energy security, affordability and long-term transition investments.
Financing and investment registered the largest decline among the index’s measured dimensions. The report found that 75% of global clean-energy investment continues to flow to a limited number of economies, while countries expected to account for 80% of future electricity demand growth face financing costs two to three times higher than those in advanced economies.
Political commitment has also weakened, the report said, amid growing policy uncertainty and a widening gap between announced ambitions and implementation. At the same time, innovation has slowed, with reduced deployment of technologies such as carbon capture, hydrogen and long-duration energy storage.
The index, which measures both current energy system performance and preparedness for future progress, concluded that rising geopolitical tensions, accelerating energy demand and growing pressure on energy systems are reshaping the global transition landscape.
Security, resilience, affordability and supply reliability are increasingly becoming central pillars of energy policy, the report said.
Despite the rapid expansion of clean energy technologies, global emissions have yet to decline. While renewable energy and nuclear power generated 42% of the world’s electricity in 2025, energy-related carbon dioxide emissions remained largely unchanged at around 38 gigatons. Total greenhouse gas emissions reached a new record of 60.6 gigatons.
The report called for stronger investment attractiveness in the energy sector through stable policies, reliable regulatory frameworks, improved risk-sharing mechanisms and expanded infrastructure to remove implementation bottlenecks and accelerate the energy transition.
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