Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested in Morocco
Morocco: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested was 1,739 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Morocco is 1,739 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Morocco peaked at 3,251 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 125 ha, in 1964.
That places Morocco 53rd out of 134 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested in Morocco, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 190 ha | — |
| 1962 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 125 ha | -34.2% |
| 1965 | 125 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 190 ha | +52.0% |
| 1967 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 125 ha | -34.2% |
| 1979 | 190 ha | +52.0% |
| 1980 | 250 ha | +31.6% |
| 1981 | 300 ha | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 350 ha | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 450 ha | +28.6% |
| 1984 | 600 ha | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 700 ha | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 1,000 ha | +42.9% |
| 1987 | 1,250 ha | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 1,500 ha | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,500 ha | +66.7% |
| 1991 | 2,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 ha | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 1,300 ha | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 622 ha | -52.2% |
| 1996 | 1,082 ha | +74.0% |
| 1997 | 1,100 ha | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1,161 ha | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 745 ha | -35.8% |
| 2000 | 825 ha | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 652 ha | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 724 ha | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 1,285 ha | +77.5% |
| 2004 | 1,014 ha | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 1,095 ha | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 1,130 ha | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1,260 ha | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 1,615 ha | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 1,329 ha | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 3,251 ha | +144.6% |
| 2011 | 1,040 ha | -68.0% |
| 2012 | 1,461 ha | +40.5% |
| 2013 | 1,289 ha | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 1,560 ha | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 1,302 ha | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 1,025 ha | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 1,176 ha | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 1,205 ha | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1,185 ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,311 ha | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 1,325 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1,317 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,885 ha | +43.1% |
| 2024 | 1,739 ha | -7.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1,739 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,200 ha, 54% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1,739 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,330 ha, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cucumbers and gherkins — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +144.6% | 1,329 ha | 3,251 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 175.56 ha | 125 ha | 190 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 183.5 ha | 125 ha | 190 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 790 ha | 250 ha | 1,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,261 ha | 622 ha | 2,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,093 ha | 652 ha | 1,615 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,449 ha | 1,025 ha | 3,251 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,515 ha | 1,311 ha | 1,885 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 cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Morocco?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Morocco was 1,739 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 3,251 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 125 ha in 1964.
- How does Morocco rank for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested?
- Morocco ranks 53rd out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.