Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Morocco

Morocco: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.1062 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1062 units per person
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
24th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.1795 units per person
in 2016
All-time low
-0.0024 units per person
in 1963
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Morocco, 1961–2019

00.050.10.150.2196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 0.1062 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Morocco peaked at 0.1795 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.0024 units per person, in 1963.

Morocco ranks 24th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Morocco, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0309 units per person
1962 0.0293 units per person -5.1%
1963 -0.0024 units per person -108.2%
1964 0.0082 units per person -442.5%
1965 0.0166 units per person +102.0%
1966 0.0426 units per person +155.7%
1967 0.0612 units per person +43.8%
1968 0.0406 units per person -33.8%
1969 -0.0021 units per person -105.2%
1970 0.0154 units per person -824.2%
1971 0.0438 units per person +185.0%
1972 0.024 units per person -45.2%
1973 0.0554 units per person +130.8%
1974 0.0465 units per person -16.2%
1975 0.0788 units per person +69.6%
1976 0.0576 units per person -26.9%
1977 0.0731 units per person +26.9%
1978 0.0841 units per person +15.1%
1979 0.079 units per person -6.2%
1980 0.0849 units per person +7.5%
1981 0.1132 units per person +33.4%
1982 0.0779 units per person -31.2%
1983 0.0825 units per person +5.9%
1984 0.1147 units per person +39.0%
1985 0.0869 units per person -24.2%
1986 0.0599 units per person -31.0%
1987 0.0843 units per person +40.7%
1988 0.047 units per person -44.2%
1989 0.0524 units per person +11.4%
1990 0.0556 units per person +6.0%
1991 0.0618 units per person +11.3%
1992 0.0959 units per person +55.1%
1993 0.1052 units per person +9.7%
1994 0.0451 units per person -57.1%
1995 0.0966 units per person +113.9%
1996 0.0836 units per person -13.5%
1997 0.0755 units per person -9.6%
1998 0.0934 units per person +23.7%
1999 0.1004 units per person +7.5%
2000 0.1211 units per person +20.5%
2001 0.1171 units per person -3.2%
2002 0.1136 units per person -3.0%
2003 0.0724 units per person -36.3%
2004 0.0883 units per person +22.1%
2005 0.0867 units per person -1.9%
2006 0.0593 units per person -31.6%
2007 0.1181 units per person +99.1%
2008 0.1292 units per person +9.4%
2009 0.0746 units per person -42.2%
2010 0.0999 units per person +33.9%
2011 0.1113 units per person +11.4%
2012 0.1227 units per person +10.3%
2013 0.0808 units per person -34.2%
2014 0.1509 units per person +86.8%
2015 0.0929 units per person -38.4%
2016 0.1795 units per person +93.3%
2017 0.1024 units per person -43.0%
2018 0.1101 units per person +7.5%
2019 0.1062 units per person -3.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1970 +824.2% -0.0021 units per person 0.0154 units per person
1964 +442.5% -0.0024 units per person 0.0082 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.025 units per person -0.0024 units per person 0.0612 units per person 9
1970s 0.0558 units per person 0.0154 units per person 0.0841 units per person 10
1980s 0.0804 units per person 0.047 units per person 0.1147 units per person 10
1990s 0.0813 units per person 0.0451 units per person 0.1052 units per person 10
2000s 0.0981 units per person 0.0593 units per person 0.1292 units per person 10
2010s 0.1157 units per person 0.0808 units per person 0.1795 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 21 Grenada 0.1149 units per person compare
  2. 22 Tajikistan 0.1113 units per person compare
  3. 23 Spain 0.1091 units per person compare
  4. 25 Iceland 0.1058 units per person compare
  5. 26 New Caledonia 0.1034 units per person compare
  6. 27 Saudi Arabia 0.1031 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Morocco?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Morocco was 0.1062 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 0.1795 units per person in 2016.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0024 units per person in 1963.
How does Morocco rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Morocco ranks 24th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.