Millet yields in Morocco
Morocco: Millet yields was 2.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.07 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
14th
of 89 countries
All-time high
2.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.2987 tonnes per hectare
in 1969
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Millet 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, millet yields in Morocco stood at 2.07 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Morocco peaked at 2.11 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2987 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
Morocco ranks 14th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Millet yields in Morocco, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3512 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5198 tonnes per hectare | +48.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6369 tonnes per hectare | +22.5% |
| 1964 | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5029 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3821 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4697 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8833 tonnes per hectare | +88.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2987 tonnes per hectare | -66.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | +186.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6789 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6809 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6744 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.725 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7442 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7442 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7727 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +21.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -26.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +26.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8442 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1989 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +72.9% |
| 1990 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -31.5% |
| 1991 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +48.2% |
| 1995 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2.07 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 1.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2.07 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.45 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +186.9% | 0.2987 tonnes per hectare | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare |
| 1968 | +88.1% | 0.4697 tonnes per hectare | 0.8833 tonnes per hectare |
| 1989 | +72.9% | 0.8442 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare |
| 1969 | -66.2% | 0.8833 tonnes per hectare | 0.2987 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | +48.2% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare |
| 1962 | +48.0% | 0.3512 tonnes per hectare | 0.5198 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5105 tonnes per hectare | 0.2987 tonnes per hectare | 0.8833 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7216 tonnes per hectare | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.928 tonnes per hectare | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 11 Switzerland 2.34 tonnes per hectare compare
- 12 Spain 2.31 tonnes per hectare compare
- 13 Greece 2.24 tonnes per hectare compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 1.96 tonnes per hectare compare
- 16 United States 1.85 tonnes per hectare compare
- 17 Syria 1.84 tonnes per hectare 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 millet yields in Morocco?
- Millet yields in Morocco was 2.07 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 millet yields recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2987 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Morocco rank for millet yields?
- Morocco ranks 14th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Millet 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.