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
Latest (2024)
1,240 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 16.3%
World rank
152nd
of 180 countries
All-time high
2,329 kg per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
366.8 kg per hectare
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024
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.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Morocco, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,120 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 1,576 kg per hectare | +40.7% |
| 1992 | 587.7 kg per hectare | -62.7% |
| 1993 | 560.4 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 1,585 kg per hectare | +182.8% |
| 1995 | 446.5 kg per hectare | -71.8% |
| 1996 | 1,687 kg per hectare | +277.9% |
| 1997 | 833.9 kg per hectare | -50.6% |
| 1998 | 1,123 kg per hectare | +34.6% |
| 1999 | 743.5 kg per hectare | -33.8% |
| 2000 | 366.8 kg per hectare | -50.7% |
| 2001 | 894.6 kg per hectare | +143.9% |
| 2002 | 1,069 kg per hectare | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 1,433 kg per hectare | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 1,512 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 783.9 kg per hectare | -48.2% |
| 2006 | 1,652 kg per hectare | +110.8% |
| 2007 | 516.4 kg per hectare | -68.7% |
| 2008 | 1,003 kg per hectare | +94.2% |
| 2009 | 1,919 kg per hectare | +91.4% |
| 2010 | 1,548 kg per hectare | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 1,614 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1,017 kg per hectare | -37.0% |
| 2013 | 1,828 kg per hectare | +79.8% |
| 2014 | 1,454 kg per hectare | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 2,141 kg per hectare | +47.2% |
| 2016 | 936 kg per hectare | -56.3% |
| 2017 | 1,757 kg per hectare | +87.8% |
| 2018 | 2,263 kg per hectare | +28.8% |
| 2019 | 1,454 kg per hectare | -35.8% |
| 2020 | 747.4 kg per hectare | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 2,329 kg per hectare | +211.6% |
| 2022 | 943.3 kg per hectare | -59.5% |
| 2023 | 1,482 kg per hectare | +57.1% |
| 2024 | 1,240 kg per hectare | -16.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1,240 kg per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,085 kg per hectare, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1,240 kg per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,443 kg per hectare, 51% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.23 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.98 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -5.12 % change on previous year (2023)
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.