Sunflower seed yields in Morocco
Morocco: Sunflower seed yields was 1.93 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.93 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 47.1%
World rank
30th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.93 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.0728 tonnes per hectare
in 1995
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sunflower seed yields in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sunflower seed yields in Morocco is 1.93 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.1% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Morocco peaked at 1.93 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0728 tonnes per hectare, in 1995.
That places Morocco 30th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Morocco, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.697 tonnes per hectare | +39.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8447 tonnes per hectare | +21.2% |
| 1964 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -60.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2778 tonnes per hectare | -30.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2368 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4407 tonnes per hectare | +86.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1676 tonnes per hectare | -62.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8917 tonnes per hectare | +432.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8207 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6916 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8956 tonnes per hectare | +29.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7701 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6674 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6816 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3884 tonnes per hectare | -43.0% |
| 1978 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +162.9% |
| 1979 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | -42.2% |
| 1981 | 0.585 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4793 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8041 tonnes per hectare | +67.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6485 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6931 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.892 tonnes per hectare | +28.7% |
| 1987 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +31.2% |
| 1988 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +21.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8577 tonnes per hectare | -39.5% |
| 1990 | 0.995 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6318 tonnes per hectare | -36.5% |
| 1992 | 0.744 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1939 tonnes per hectare | -73.9% |
| 1994 | 0.709 tonnes per hectare | +265.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0728 tonnes per hectare | -89.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5617 tonnes per hectare | +671.6% |
| 1997 | 0.71 tonnes per hectare | +26.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6073 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4315 tonnes per hectare | -28.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4762 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4787 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6703 tonnes per hectare | +40.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8757 tonnes per hectare | +30.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7863 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3496 tonnes per hectare | -55.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8479 tonnes per hectare | +142.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9208 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +37.6% |
| 2009 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9571 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +37.5% |
| 2012 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7948 tonnes per hectare | -43.9% |
| 2017 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +58.2% |
| 2018 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +37.7% |
| 2019 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -23.4% |
| 2020 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +24.9% |
| 2022 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +47.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1.93 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1.93 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.52 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields 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 | +671.6% | 0.0728 tonnes per hectare | 0.5617 tonnes per hectare |
| 1970 | +432.0% | 0.1676 tonnes per hectare | 0.8917 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | +265.7% | 0.1939 tonnes per hectare | 0.709 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5072 tonnes per hectare | 0.1676 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8005 tonnes per hectare | 0.3884 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8229 tonnes per hectare | 0.4793 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5657 tonnes per hectare | 0.0728 tonnes per hectare | 0.995 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7841 tonnes per hectare | 0.3496 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.7948 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 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 sunflower seed yields in Morocco?
- Sunflower seed yields in Morocco was 1.93 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sunflower seed yields recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0728 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- How does Morocco rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Morocco ranks 30th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sunflower seed yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.