Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Morocco
Morocco: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 4,654 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Morocco stood at 4,654 ha.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Morocco peaked at 22,000 ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 2,880 ha, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 75th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Morocco, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,900 ha | +41.4% |
| 1963 | 13,852 ha | +39.9% |
| 1964 | 14,700 ha | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 18,500 ha | +25.9% |
| 1966 | 22,000 ha | +18.9% |
| 1967 | 17,800 ha | -19.1% |
| 1968 | 15,800 ha | -11.2% |
| 1969 | 18,300 ha | +15.8% |
| 1970 | 18,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 18,100 ha | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 16,900 ha | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 17,700 ha | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 18,800 ha | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 13,000 ha | -30.9% |
| 1976 | 19,600 ha | +50.8% |
| 1977 | 19,300 ha | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 10,000 ha | -48.2% |
| 1979 | 9,814 ha | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 14,819 ha | +51.0% |
| 1981 | 12,900 ha | -12.9% |
| 1982 | 12,150 ha | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 12,385 ha | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 11,300 ha | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 14,470 ha | +28.1% |
| 1986 | 15,850 ha | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 17,240 ha | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 19,700 ha | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 16,970 ha | -13.9% |
| 1990 | 20,000 ha | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 14,400 ha | -28.0% |
| 1992 | 6,800 ha | -52.8% |
| 1993 | 3,100 ha | -54.4% |
| 1994 | 4,300 ha | +38.7% |
| 1995 | 3,243 ha | -24.6% |
| 1996 | 4,100 ha | +26.4% |
| 1997 | 4,950 ha | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 3,859 ha | -22.0% |
| 1999 | 2,969 ha | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 2,880 ha | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 2,895 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3,247 ha | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 3,059 ha | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 3,074 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3,330 ha | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 3,346 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3,415 ha | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 3,498 ha | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 3,597 ha | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 3,714 ha | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 4,155 ha | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 4,150 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 4,180 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 4,515 ha | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 4,726 ha | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 4,477 ha | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 4,753 ha | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 4,648 ha | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 4,626 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,676 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 4,652 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 4,651 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,660 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4,654 ha | -0.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 4,654 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36,080 ha, 13% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 4,654 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,383 ha, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,317 ha | 7,000 ha | 22,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,151 ha | 9,814 ha | 19,600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,778 ha | 11,300 ha | 19,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,772 ha | 2,969 ha | 20,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,234 ha | 2,880 ha | 3,597 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,394 ha | 3,714 ha | 4,753 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,659 ha | 4,651 ha | 4,676 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 72 El Salvador 5,353 ha compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 4,994 ha compare
- 74 Bulgaria 4,845 ha compare
- 76 Yemen 4,112 ha compare
- 77 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3,766 ha compare
- 78 Tunisia 3,543 ha compare
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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Morocco?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Morocco was 4,654 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,880 ha in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Morocco ranks 75th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.