Morocco vs South Africa: Wheat production
Morocco
2.44 million tonnes
in 2024
South Africa
1.92 million tonnes
in 2024
Morocco rank
38th
South Africa rank
41st
Wheat production over time
- Morocco
- South Africa
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 2.44 million tonnes against 1.92 million tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 516,780 tonnes.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Morocco ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 41st of 126 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 million tonnes | 928,889 tonnes | 555,056 tonnes | Morocco |
| 1970s | 1.83 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | 32,318 tonnes | Morocco |
| 1980s | 2.54 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | 217,484 tonnes | Morocco |
| 1990s | 3.31 million tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2000s | 3.98 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2010s | 5.61 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | Morocco |
| 2020s | 3.88 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat production, Morocco or South Africa?
- Morocco, at 2.44 million tonnes against 1.92 million tonnes in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat production between Morocco and South Africa?
- 516,780 tonnes, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for wheat production?
- Morocco ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 41st of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wheat production is measured in tonnes.