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
27th
of 69 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
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 27th of 69 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.
Sugar beet production in Morocco, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 70,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 73,270 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 180,870 tonnes | +146.9% |
| 1965 | 174,950 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 382,000 tonnes | +118.3% |
| 1967 | 364,000 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 747,940 tonnes | +105.5% |
| 1969 | 898,700 tonnes | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 1.11 million tonnes | +24.0% |
| 1971 | 1.58 million tonnes | +42.2% |
| 1972 | 1.68 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 1.29 million tonnes | -22.9% |
| 1974 | 1.94 million tonnes | +50.4% |
| 1975 | 1.79 million tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 2.36 million tonnes | +31.8% |
| 1977 | 1.47 million tonnes | -37.6% |
| 1978 | 2.40 million tonnes | +62.5% |
| 1979 | 2.17 million tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 2.24 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 2.11 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 2.31 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 2.59 million tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 2.53 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 2.25 million tonnes | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 2.62 million tonnes | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 2.75 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 2.99 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 2.88 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 2.98 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 3.04 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.75 million tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 3.06 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 3.14 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 2.72 million tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 2.75 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.61 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 2.82 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 3.24 million tonnes | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 2.88 million tonnes | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 2.84 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.99 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 3.43 million tonnes | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 3.19 million tonnes | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 3.30 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 2.55 million tonnes | -22.7% |
| 2007 | 2.48 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.93 million tonnes | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 2.75 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 2.44 million tonnes | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 3.04 million tonnes | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 1.63 million tonnes | -46.4% |
| 2013 | 2.14 million tonnes | +31.7% |
| 2014 | 3.21 million tonnes | +49.8% |
| 2015 | 3.88 million tonnes | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 4.22 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 3.74 million tonnes | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 3.71 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.69 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 3.63 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.57 million tonnes | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 1.90 million tonnes | -26.3% |
| 2023 | 1.47 million tonnes | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 1.15 million tonnes | -21.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1.15 million tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33,214 tonnes, 34.6× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1.15 million tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10,185 tonnes, 112.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar beet production 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +146.9% | 73,270 tonnes | 180,870 tonnes |
| 1966 | +118.3% | 174,950 tonnes | 382,000 tonnes |
| 1968 | +105.5% | 364,000 tonnes | 747,940 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 24 Canada 1.44 million tonnes compare
- 25 Slovakia 1.39 million tonnes compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 1.27 million tonnes compare
- 28 Switzerland 1.14 million tonnes compare
- 29 Lithuania 1.12 million tonnes compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 957,418 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
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 27th out of 69 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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Sugar beet production is measured in tonnes.