Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Morocco
Morocco: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,240 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 1,240 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Morocco peaked at 2,329 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 366.8 kg per hectare, in 2000.
That places Morocco 152nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,026 kg per hectare | 446.5 kg per hectare | 1,687 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,115 kg per hectare | 366.8 kg per hectare | 1,919 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,601 kg per hectare | 936 kg per hectare | 2,263 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,348 kg per hectare | 747.4 kg per hectare | 2,329 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More poverty & inequality data for Morocco
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.23 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.438 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1007 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1007 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1119 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2592 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 49.0% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Morocco?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Morocco was 1,240 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2,329 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 366.8 kg per hectare in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Morocco ranks 152nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.