Corn: Yield gap in Morocco
Morocco: Corn: Yield gap was 6.48 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Corn: Yield gap in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 6.48 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Morocco peaked at 7.07 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.98 tonnes per hectare, in 2006.
Morocco ranks 7th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Corn: Yield gap in Morocco, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 6.99 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 6.64 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 6.28 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 7 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 5.98 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 6.78 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.28 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 6.05 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 6.54 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.49 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.27 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 6.26 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 6.78 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.89 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 7.07 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 6.48 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 6.48 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 6.48 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.81 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.59 tonnes per hectare | 5.98 tonnes per hectare | 7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.34 tonnes per hectare | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.78 tonnes per hectare | 6.48 tonnes per hectare | 7.07 tonnes per hectare | 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 corn: yield gap in Morocco?
- Corn: yield gap in Morocco was 6.48 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 7.07 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.98 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- How does Morocco rank for corn: yield gap?
- Morocco ranks 7th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.