Sugar beet production in Morocco

Morocco: Sugar beet production was 1.15 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.15 million tonnes
Change on year
down 21.9%
World rank
26th
of 68 countries
All-time high
4.22 million tonnes
in 2016
All-time low
70,000 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar beet production in Morocco, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 1.15 million tonnes for sugar beet production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar beet production in Morocco peaked at 4.22 million tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 70,000 tonnes, in 1961.

Morocco ranks 26th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 329,081 tonnes 70,000 tonnes 898,700 tonnes 9
1970s 1.78 million tonnes 1.11 million tonnes 2.40 million tonnes 10
1980s 2.53 million tonnes 2.11 million tonnes 2.99 million tonnes 10
1990s 2.91 million tonnes 2.61 million tonnes 3.24 million tonnes 10
2000s 2.93 million tonnes 2.48 million tonnes 3.43 million tonnes 10
2010s 3.17 million tonnes 1.63 million tonnes 4.22 million tonnes 10
2020s 2.14 million tonnes 1.15 million tonnes 3.63 million tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 23 Canada 1.44 million tonnes compare
  2. 24 Slovakia 1.39 million tonnes compare
  3. 25 Kazakhstan 1.27 million tonnes compare
  4. 27 Switzerland 1.14 million tonnes compare
  5. 28 Lithuania 1.12 million tonnes compare
  6. 29 Kyrgyzstan 957,418 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 69 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar beet production in Morocco?
Sugar beet production in Morocco was 1.15 million tonnes 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 sugar beet production recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 4.22 million tonnes in 2016.
What is the lowest sugar beet production recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 70,000 tonnes in 1961.
How does Morocco rank for sugar beet production?
Morocco ranks 26th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
Is sugar beet production rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. 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 Sugar beet production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sugar beet production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
69 places, 3,195 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Sugar beet production is measured in tonnes.