Afghanistan vs Morocco: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population
Afghanistan
2.64 million hectares
in 2024
Morocco
2.58 million hectares
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
49th
Morocco rank
50th
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population over time
- Afghanistan
- Morocco
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.64 million hectares against 2.58 million hectares in Morocco, a difference of 50,570 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 49th and Morocco ranks 50th of 186 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.31 million hectares | 4.24 million hectares | 930,664 hectares | Morocco |
| 1970s | 3.39 million hectares | 4.62 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1980s | 2.58 million hectares | 4.82 million hectares | 2.24 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1990s | 2.57 million hectares | 5.32 million hectares | 2.75 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2000s | 2.74 million hectares | 5.34 million hectares | 2.61 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2010s | 2.79 million hectares | 4.89 million hectares | 2.10 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2020s | 2.52 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, Afghanistan or Morocco?
- Afghanistan, at 2.64 million hectares against 2.58 million hectares in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change in cereal production, yield, land use and population between Afghanistan and Morocco?
- 50,570 hectares, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Morocco?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Morocco rank globally for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Afghanistan ranks 49th and Morocco ranks 50th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.