Cotton yields in Morocco
Morocco: Cotton yields was 2.03 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton 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
The most recent figure for cotton yields in Morocco is 2.03 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Morocco peaked at 2.3 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7833 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Morocco 28th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.7833 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.9494 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.8235 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 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 cotton yields in Morocco?
- Cotton yields in Morocco was 2.03 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 cotton yields recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7833 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for cotton yields?
- Morocco ranks 28th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.