Sorghum — Production in Morocco
Morocco: Sorghum — Production was 2,015 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Production in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — production in Morocco is 2,015 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 35.7% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — production in Morocco peaked at 120,500 t in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,818 t, in 2016.
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 — Production in Morocco, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 83,000 t | +66.0% |
| 1963 | 107,000 t | +28.9% |
| 1964 | 76,000 t | -29.0% |
| 1965 | 52,000 t | -31.6% |
| 1966 | 36,000 t | -30.8% |
| 1967 | 58,000 t | +61.1% |
| 1968 | 90,900 t | +56.7% |
| 1969 | 42,700 t | -53.0% |
| 1970 | 47,800 t | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 120,500 t | +152.1% |
| 1972 | 58,980 t | -51.1% |
| 1973 | 52,070 t | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 87,700 t | +68.4% |
| 1975 | 74,620 t | -14.9% |
| 1976 | 19,310 t | -74.1% |
| 1977 | 4,650 t | -75.9% |
| 1978 | 36,140 t | +677.2% |
| 1979 | 23,240 t | -35.7% |
| 1980 | 23,240 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 12,020 t | -48.3% |
| 1982 | 28,660 t | +138.4% |
| 1983 | 23,840 t | -16.8% |
| 1984 | 24,590 t | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 21,300 t | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 14,940 t | -29.9% |
| 1987 | 14,300 t | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 13,820 t | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 13,830 t | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 15,610 t | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 15,360 t | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 17,840 t | +16.1% |
| 1993 | 20,750 t | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 13,780 t | -33.6% |
| 1995 | 2,530 t | -81.6% |
| 1996 | 21,980 t | +768.8% |
| 1997 | 12,010 t | -45.4% |
| 1998 | 22,320 t | +85.8% |
| 1999 | 18,290 t | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 11,600 t | -36.6% |
| 2001 | 9,820 t | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 8,120 t | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 14,310 t | +76.2% |
| 2004 | 14,820 t | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 11,120 t | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 12,310 t | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 11,720 t | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 12,070 t | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 10,920 t | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 5,770 t | -47.2% |
| 2011 | 7,915 t | +37.2% |
| 2012 | 5,780 t | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 4,840 t | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 4,800 t | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5,302 t | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 1,818 t | -65.7% |
| 2017 | 3,642 t | +100.3% |
| 2018 | 3,317 t | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 3,413 t | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 4,162 t | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 9,200 t | +121.0% |
| 2022 | 5,337 t | -42.0% |
| 2023 | 3,132 t | -41.3% |
| 2024 | 2,015 t | -35.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2,015 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29,359 t, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2,015 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,825 t, 35% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +768.8% | 2,530 t | 21,980 t |
| 1978 | +677.2% | 4,650 t | 36,140 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66,178 t | 36,000 t | 107,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,501 t | 4,650 t | 120,500 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,054 t | 12,020 t | 28,660 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,047 t | 2,530 t | 22,320 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,681 t | 8,120 t | 14,820 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,660 t | 1,818 t | 7,915 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,769 t | 2,015 t | 9,200 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 sorghum — production in Morocco?
- Sorghum — production in Morocco was 2,015 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — production recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 120,500 t in 1971.
- What is the lowest sorghum — production recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,818 t in 2016.
- How does Morocco rank for sorghum — production?
- Morocco ranks 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — production rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. 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 — 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.