Yields of key staple crops in Morocco
Morocco: Yields of key staple crops was 1.39 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops 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 yields of key staple crops in Morocco is 1.39 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Morocco peaked at 2.63 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4528 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Morocco ranks 107th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8519 tonnes per hectare | 0.4528 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9721 tonnes per hectare | 0.6345 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.5416 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.5543 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.4758 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.9004 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 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 yields of key staple crops in Morocco?
- Yields of key staple crops in Morocco was 1.39 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4528 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Morocco ranks 107th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 Yields of key staple crops. 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.