Cereal seed quantity in Morocco
Morocco: Cereal seed quantity was 382,170 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Cereal seed quantity in Morocco, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
In 2011, cereal seed quantity in Morocco stood at 382,170 FAO, metric tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal seed quantity in Morocco peaked at 533,711 FAO, metric tonnes in 1993 and was at its lowest, 266,504 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1961.
Morocco ranks 2nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Cereal seed quantity in Morocco, year by year
| Year | FAO, metric tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 266,504 FAO, metric tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 350,966 FAO, metric tonnes | +31.7% |
| 1963 | 320,119 FAO, metric tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 327,262 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 384,456 FAO, metric tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1966 | 401,302 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 391,441 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 388,687 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 375,168 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 390,575 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 385,164 FAO, metric tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 396,447 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 382,631 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 346,886 FAO, metric tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 400,839 FAO, metric tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 417,876 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 397,673 FAO, metric tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 367,157 FAO, metric tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 370,721 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 368,713 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 358,622 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 397,061 FAO, metric tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 379,011 FAO, metric tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 402,834 FAO, metric tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 442,945 FAO, metric tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 436,710 FAO, metric tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 455,467 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 477,706 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 485,788 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 476,022 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 426,800 FAO, metric tonnes | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 429,998 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 533,711 FAO, metric tonnes | +24.1% |
| 1994 | 341,339 FAO, metric tonnes | -36.0% |
| 1995 | 531,639 FAO, metric tonnes | +55.8% |
| 1996 | 428,628 FAO, metric tonnes | -19.4% |
| 1997 | 520,104 FAO, metric tonnes | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 453,001 FAO, metric tonnes | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 483,374 FAO, metric tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 455,076 FAO, metric tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 437,195 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 493,899 FAO, metric tonnes | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 505,613 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 485,522 FAO, metric tonnes | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 499,113 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 429,643 FAO, metric tonnes | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 473,364 FAO, metric tonnes | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 485,894 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 453,063 FAO, metric tonnes | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 382,170 FAO, metric tonnes | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 382,170 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 382,170 FAO, metric tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,973 FAO, metric tonnes, 9.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 382,170 FAO, metric tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 184,763 FAO, metric tonnes, 2.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal seed quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +55.8% | 341,339 FAO, metric tonnes | 531,639 FAO, metric tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 356,212 FAO, metric tonnes | 266,504 FAO, metric tonnes | 401,302 FAO, metric tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 385,597 FAO, metric tonnes | 346,886 FAO, metric tonnes | 417,876 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 420,486 FAO, metric tonnes | 358,622 FAO, metric tonnes | 485,788 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 462,462 FAO, metric tonnes | 341,339 FAO, metric tonnes | 533,711 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 471,838 FAO, metric tonnes | 429,643 FAO, metric tonnes | 505,613 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 382,170 FAO, metric tonnes | 382,170 FAO, metric tonnes | 382,170 FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal seed quantity in Morocco?
- Cereal seed quantity in Morocco was 382,170 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest cereal seed quantity recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 533,711 FAO, metric tonnes in 1993.
- What is the lowest cereal seed quantity recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,504 FAO, metric tonnes in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for cereal seed quantity?
- Morocco ranks 2nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is cereal seed quantity rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.