Potato yields in Morocco
Morocco: Potato yields was 32.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Morocco stood at 32.78 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Morocco peaked at 36.36 tonnes per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Morocco 26th out of 158 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.68 tonnes per hectare | 8 tonnes per hectare | 10.71 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.21 tonnes per hectare | 9.82 tonnes per hectare | 14.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.1 tonnes per hectare | 11.93 tonnes per hectare | 21.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.37 tonnes per hectare | 15.14 tonnes per hectare | 19.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.49 tonnes per hectare | 18.02 tonnes per hectare | 26.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.37 tonnes per hectare | 27.98 tonnes per hectare | 36.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.71 tonnes per hectare | 29.67 tonnes per hectare | 32.82 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.5% (2025)
- Rural population 14.17 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 36.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.58 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Morocco?
- Potato yields in Morocco was 32.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 36.36 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Morocco rank for potato yields?
- Morocco ranks 26th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.