Groundnut yields in Morocco
Morocco: Groundnut yields was 2.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.78 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
30th
of 120 countries
All-time high
2.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.4287 tonnes per hectare
in 1977
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut 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, groundnut yields in Morocco stood at 2.78 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Morocco peaked at 2.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4287 tonnes per hectare, in 1977.
That places Morocco 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Morocco, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +100.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -50.0% |
| 1967 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | +21.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7857 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5674 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 1971 | 0.7523 tonnes per hectare | +32.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6072 tonnes per hectare | -19.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5622 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7456 tonnes per hectare | +32.6% |
| 1975 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +57.8% |
| 1976 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4287 tonnes per hectare | -64.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9363 tonnes per hectare | +118.4% |
| 1979 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +26.9% |
| 1981 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 1984 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +38.6% |
| 1988 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9798 tonnes per hectare | -49.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6099 tonnes per hectare | -37.8% |
| 1991 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +89.7% |
| 1992 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +30.9% |
| 1993 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -37.9% |
| 1995 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +65.2% |
| 1996 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 1997 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9819 tonnes per hectare | -50.3% |
| 2004 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | +142.9% |
| 2005 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2.78 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.18 tonnes per hectare, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2.78 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.31 tonnes per hectare, 84% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +142.9% | 0.9819 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare |
| 1978 | +118.4% | 0.4287 tonnes per hectare | 0.9363 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6605 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8005 tonnes per hectare | 0.4287 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.9798 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.6099 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.9819 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.78 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 groundnut yields in Morocco?
- Groundnut yields in Morocco was 2.78 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 groundnut yields recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4287 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- How does Morocco rank for groundnut yields?
- Morocco ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.