Cereal yields in Morocco
Morocco: Cereal yields was 1.24 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yields in Morocco stood at 1.24 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 16.3% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Morocco peaked at 2.33 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3668 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
That places Morocco 156th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8376 tonnes per hectare | 0.4076 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9528 tonnes per hectare | 0.5819 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.4852 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.4465 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.3668 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.936 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.7474 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.5% (2025)
- Rural population 14.17 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 36.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.58 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Morocco?
- Cereal yields in Morocco was 1.24 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3668 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for cereal yields?
- Morocco ranks 156th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.