Sunflower seed yields in Morocco
Morocco: Sunflower seed yields was 1.93 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 77 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.
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 19.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.5% (2025)
- Rural population 14.17 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 36.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.58 million hectares (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 77 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.