Yields of key staple crops in Morocco
Morocco: Yields of key staple crops was 1.39 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.39 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 18.7%
World rank
108th
of 126 countries
All-time high
2.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.4528 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 108th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yields of key staple crops in Morocco, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4528 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +126.9% |
| 1963 | 0.8727 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9412 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9518 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6101 tonnes per hectare | -35.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7399 tonnes per hectare | +21.3% |
| 1968 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +78.6% |
| 1969 | 0.7499 tonnes per hectare | -43.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9516 tonnes per hectare | +26.9% |
| 1971 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1972 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7718 tonnes per hectare | -28.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9666 tonnes per hectare | +25.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9312 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +22.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6345 tonnes per hectare | -44.3% |
| 1978 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +68.7% |
| 1979 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5416 tonnes per hectare | -48.7% |
| 1982 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +139.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9971 tonnes per hectare | -23.0% |
| 1984 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 1986 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +37.7% |
| 1987 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -38.1% |
| 1988 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | +63.6% |
| 1989 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1990 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +40.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7011 tonnes per hectare | -62.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6808 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +166.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5543 tonnes per hectare | -69.4% |
| 1996 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +232.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9292 tonnes per hectare | -49.5% |
| 1998 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +52.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8004 tonnes per hectare | -43.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4758 tonnes per hectare | -40.6% |
| 2001 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +158.1% |
| 2002 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +34.6% |
| 2004 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -43.3% |
| 2006 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +98.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | -69.8% |
| 2008 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +114.3% |
| 2009 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +62.2% |
| 2010 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -36.7% |
| 2013 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +75.3% |
| 2014 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | +44.0% |
| 2016 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -54.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +85.2% |
| 2018 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -37.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9004 tonnes per hectare | -43.9% |
| 2021 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +192.5% |
| 2022 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -57.8% |
| 2023 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +53.7% |
| 2024 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1.39 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 tonnes per hectare, 52% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1.39 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.57 tonnes per hectare, 54% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
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 (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 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 108th out of 126 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.