Sorghum — Area harvested in Morocco
Morocco: Sorghum — Area harvested was 2,258 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested in Morocco is 2,258 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Morocco peaked at 164,000 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1,590 ha, in 2022.
That places Morocco 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Morocco, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 108,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 125,000 ha | +15.7% |
| 1963 | 164,000 ha | +31.2% |
| 1964 | 120,000 ha | -26.8% |
| 1965 | 82,000 ha | -31.7% |
| 1966 | 90,000 ha | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 89,000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 71,300 ha | -19.9% |
| 1969 | 59,400 ha | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 59,000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 83,000 ha | +40.7% |
| 1972 | 65,800 ha | -20.7% |
| 1973 | 53,500 ha | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 70,500 ha | +31.8% |
| 1975 | 58,200 ha | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 48,700 ha | -16.3% |
| 1977 | 40,700 ha | -16.4% |
| 1978 | 31,800 ha | -21.9% |
| 1979 | 62,500 ha | +96.5% |
| 1980 | 39,500 ha | -36.8% |
| 1981 | 32,100 ha | -18.7% |
| 1982 | 34,900 ha | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 39,300 ha | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 32,600 ha | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 37,200 ha | +14.1% |
| 1986 | 23,400 ha | -37.1% |
| 1987 | 23,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 23,000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 20,200 ha | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 28,400 ha | +40.6% |
| 1991 | 32,600 ha | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 32,100 ha | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 27,500 ha | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 29,200 ha | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 29,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 36,300 ha | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 22,500 ha | -38.0% |
| 1998 | 31,800 ha | +41.3% |
| 1999 | 29,200 ha | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 16,100 ha | -44.9% |
| 2001 | 16,800 ha | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 16,300 ha | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 19,600 ha | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 18,000 ha | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 20,400 ha | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 15,700 ha | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 18,800 ha | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 13,900 ha | -26.1% |
| 2009 | 12,300 ha | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 8,700 ha | -29.3% |
| 2011 | 9,880 ha | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 6,100 ha | -38.3% |
| 2013 | 4,550 ha | -25.4% |
| 2014 | 4,800 ha | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 5,060 ha | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1,980 ha | -60.9% |
| 2017 | 4,060 ha | +105.1% |
| 2018 | 3,681 ha | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 4,267 ha | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 4,440 ha | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 4,617 ha | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1,590 ha | -65.6% |
| 2023 | 2,290 ha | +44.0% |
| 2024 | 2,258 ha | -1.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2,258 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28,421 ha, 8% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2,258 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,353 ha, 96% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,967 ha | 59,400 ha | 164,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 57,370 ha | 31,800 ha | 83,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,560 ha | 20,200 ha | 39,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,880 ha | 22,500 ha | 36,300 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,790 ha | 12,300 ha | 20,400 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,308 ha | 1,980 ha | 9,880 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,039 ha | 1,590 ha | 4,617 ha | 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 sorghum — area harvested in Morocco?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Morocco was 2,258 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 164,000 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,590 ha in 2022.
- How does Morocco rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Morocco ranks 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. 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 Sorghum — 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.