Sesame seed — Production in Morocco
Morocco: Sesame seed — Production was 280 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Production in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, sesame seed — production in Morocco stood at 280 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — production in Morocco peaked at 2,110 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 30 t, in 1961.
That places Morocco 57th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Production in Morocco, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30 t | — |
| 1962 | 30 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 30 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 30 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 30 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 30 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 30 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 30 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 40 t | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 50 t | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 70 t | +40.0% |
| 1976 | 70 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 80 t | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 80 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100 t | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 80 t | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 80 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 80 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 80 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 150 t | +87.5% |
| 1986 | 300 t | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 500 t | +66.7% |
| 1988 | 700 t | +40.0% |
| 1989 | 1,110 t | +58.6% |
| 1990 | 1,170 t | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 1,200 t | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1,299 t | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 1,387 t | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 1,369 t | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1,386 t | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1,377 t | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,434 t | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 1,371 t | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 1,500 t | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 1,300 t | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 1,700 t | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 1,220 t | -28.2% |
| 2003 | 1,300 t | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 1,356 t | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 1,444 t | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 1,617 t | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 2,110 t | +30.5% |
| 2008 | 1,360 t | -35.5% |
| 2009 | 1,500 t | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 1,080 t | -28.0% |
| 2011 | 1,137 t | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 1,610 t | +41.6% |
| 2013 | 375 t | -76.7% |
| 2014 | 498 t | +32.8% |
| 2015 | 1,082 t | +117.3% |
| 2016 | 942.77 t | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 1,000 t | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 798 t | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 798 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 662.8 t | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 633 t | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 280 t | -55.8% |
| 2023 | 280 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 280 t | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 280 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,600 t, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 280 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,154 t, 24% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sesame seed — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +117.3% | 498 t | 1,082 t |
| 1986 | +100.0% | 150 t | 300 t |
| 1985 | +87.5% | 80 t | 150 t |
| 2013 | -76.7% | 1,610 t | 375 t |
| 1987 | +66.7% | 300 t | 500 t |
| 1989 | +58.6% | 700 t | 1,110 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.11 t | 30 t | 40 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 65 t | 50 t | 100 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 318 t | 80 t | 1,110 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,349 t | 1,170 t | 1,500 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,491 t | 1,220 t | 2,110 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 932.08 t | 375 t | 1,610 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 427.16 t | 280 t | 662.8 t | 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 sesame seed — production in Morocco?
- Sesame seed — production in Morocco was 280 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — production recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2,110 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — production recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 t in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for sesame seed — production?
- Morocco ranks 57th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — production rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Production. 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.