Cereal yields in Morocco
Morocco: Cereal yields was 1.24 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.24 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 16.3%
World rank
157th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.3668 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 157th out of 186 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.
Cereal yields in Morocco, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4076 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +162.2% |
| 1963 | 0.8913 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8641 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8813 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4685 tonnes per hectare | -46.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7281 tonnes per hectare | +55.4% |
| 1968 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +85.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8809 tonnes per hectare | -34.7% |
| 1970 | 0.942 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +21.3% |
| 1972 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6864 tonnes per hectare | -38.8% |
| 1974 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +53.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8878 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +33.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5819 tonnes per hectare | -51.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9993 tonnes per hectare | +71.7% |
| 1979 | 0.928 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4852 tonnes per hectare | -52.4% |
| 1982 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +136.4% |
| 1983 | 0.76 tonnes per hectare | -33.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8375 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +32.4% |
| 1986 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +36.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8537 tonnes per hectare | -43.5% |
| 1988 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +75.2% |
| 1989 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 1991 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +40.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5877 tonnes per hectare | -62.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5604 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +182.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4465 tonnes per hectare | -71.8% |
| 1996 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +277.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8339 tonnes per hectare | -50.6% |
| 1998 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +34.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7435 tonnes per hectare | -33.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3668 tonnes per hectare | -50.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8946 tonnes per hectare | +143.9% |
| 2002 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7839 tonnes per hectare | -48.2% |
| 2006 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +110.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5164 tonnes per hectare | -68.7% |
| 2008 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +94.2% |
| 2009 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +91.4% |
| 2010 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -37.0% |
| 2013 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +79.8% |
| 2014 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +47.2% |
| 2016 | 0.936 tonnes per hectare | -56.3% |
| 2017 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +87.8% |
| 2018 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | +28.8% |
| 2019 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -35.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7474 tonnes per hectare | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | +211.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9433 tonnes per hectare | -59.5% |
| 2023 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +57.1% |
| 2024 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1.24 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 tonnes per hectare, 61% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1.24 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.64 tonnes per hectare, 47% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 500.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3687 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (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 157th out of 186 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.