Egypt vs Morocco: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Egypt
673,000 tonnes
in 2023
Morocco
1.03 million tonnes
in 2023
Egypt rank
28th
Morocco rank
26th
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- Egypt
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 1.03 million tonnes against 673,000 tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 361,000 tonnes.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.5 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 28th and Morocco ranks 26th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60,333 tonnes | 777.78 tonnes | 59,556 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 72,400 tonnes | 3,500 tonnes | 68,900 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 80,000 tonnes | 18,800 tonnes | 61,200 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 179,900 tonnes | 17,800 tonnes | 162,100 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 314,500 tonnes | 137,200 tonnes | 177,300 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 653,800 tonnes | 913,500 tonnes | 259,700 tonnes | Morocco |
| 2020s | 652,750 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 411,250 tonnes | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Egypt or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 1.03 million tonnes against 673,000 tonnes in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Egypt and Morocco?
- 361,000 tonnes, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Morocco?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Morocco rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Egypt ranks 28th and Morocco ranks 26th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.