Rye — Area harvested in Morocco
Morocco: Rye — Area harvested was 3,705 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rye — Area harvested in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rye — area harvested in Morocco stood at 3,705 ha.
The figure is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Morocco peaked at 10,660 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1,500 ha, in 1969.
That places Morocco 38th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rye — Area harvested in Morocco, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,797 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,970 ha | +41.9% |
| 1963 | 4,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 3,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 10,660 ha | +255.3% |
| 1966 | 1,900 ha | -82.2% |
| 1967 | 3,060 ha | +61.1% |
| 1968 | 3,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 1,500 ha | -50.0% |
| 1970 | 9,200 ha | +513.3% |
| 1971 | 1,900 ha | -79.3% |
| 1972 | 2,700 ha | +42.1% |
| 1973 | 5,000 ha | +85.2% |
| 1974 | 2,200 ha | -56.0% |
| 1975 | 2,500 ha | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 4,500 ha | +80.0% |
| 1977 | 1,700 ha | -62.2% |
| 1978 | 7,000 ha | +311.8% |
| 1979 | 5,300 ha | -24.3% |
| 1980 | 5,350 ha | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 4,000 ha | -25.2% |
| 1982 | 3,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 3,600 ha | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 1,500 ha | -58.3% |
| 1985 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,950 ha | +30.0% |
| 1987 | 2,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,100 ha | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 2,128 ha | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 2,200 ha | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 2,300 ha | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 2,363 ha | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 2,400 ha | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,448 ha | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2,493 ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 2,550 ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 2,614 ha | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 2,662 ha | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2,754 ha | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 2,832 ha | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 2,981 ha | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 3,006 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 3,012 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,989 ha | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2,700 ha | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 2,800 ha | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 3,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 3,500 ha | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 3,600 ha | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 3,700 ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3,750 ha | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3,651 ha | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3,524 ha | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 3,598 ha | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3,751 ha | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 3,624 ha | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 3,747 ha | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 3,707 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 3,693 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 3,716 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 3,705 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 3,705 ha | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 3,705 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 519 ha, 7.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye — Area harvested 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 | +513.3% | 1,500 ha | 9,200 ha |
| 1978 | +311.8% | 1,700 ha | 7,000 ha |
| 1965 | +255.3% | 3,000 ha | 10,660 ha |
| 1966 | -82.2% | 10,660 ha | 1,900 ha |
| 1973 | +85.2% | 2,700 ha | 5,000 ha |
| 1971 | -79.3% | 9,200 ha | 1,900 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,765 ha | 1,500 ha | 10,660 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,200 ha | 1,700 ha | 9,200 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,700 ha | 1,500 ha | 5,350 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,390 ha | 2,128 ha | 2,614 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,874 ha | 2,662 ha | 3,012 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,644 ha | 3,500 ha | 3,751 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,705 ha | 3,693 ha | 3,716 ha | 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 rye — area harvested in Morocco?
- Rye — area harvested in Morocco was 3,705 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 10,660 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 ha in 1969.
- How does Morocco rank for rye — area harvested?
- Morocco ranks 38th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rye — 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.