Cherries — Area harvested in Morocco
Morocco: Cherries — Area harvested was 2,998 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cherries — Area harvested in Morocco, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 2,998 ha for cherries — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cherries — area harvested in Morocco peaked at 3,553 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 300 ha, in 1985.
That places Morocco 28th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cherries — Area harvested in Morocco, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 300 ha | — |
| 1986 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 350 ha | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 500 ha | +42.9% |
| 1990 | 600 ha | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 700 ha | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 800 ha | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 1,200 ha | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 900 ha | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 1,400 ha | +55.6% |
| 1999 | 1,316 ha | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 1,300 ha | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,310 ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,040 ha | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 1,260 ha | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 1,270 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,200 ha | +73.2% |
| 2006 | 1,400 ha | -36.4% |
| 2007 | 1,435 ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,477 ha | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,558 ha | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 2,041 ha | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 2,096 ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1,437 ha | -31.4% |
| 2013 | 1,640 ha | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 1,765 ha | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 1,920 ha | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 3,012 ha | +56.9% |
| 2017 | 3,059 ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3,025 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 3,050 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3,056 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,907 ha | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 3,553 ha | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 3,064 ha | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 2,998 ha | -2.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2,998 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,036 ha, 1.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2,998 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 969.5 ha, 3.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cherries — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +73.2% | 1,270 ha | 2,200 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 350 ha | 300 ha | 500 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 881.6 ha | 600 ha | 1,400 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,425 ha | 1,040 ha | 2,200 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,304 ha | 1,437 ha | 3,059 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,116 ha | 2,907 ha | 3,553 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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 cherries — area harvested in Morocco?
- Cherries — area harvested in Morocco was 2,998 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cherries — area harvested recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 3,553 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cherries — area harvested recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 ha in 1985.
- How does Morocco rank for cherries — area harvested?
- Morocco ranks 28th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cherries — area harvested rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cherries — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.