Asses in Morocco
Morocco had 798,054 asses in 2024, the 14th largest in the world (1.48% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 16%. The record was 1.3 million head in 1978.
- Animals, 2024
- 798,054 head
- World rank
- 14 of 104
- 10-year change
- −16%
- Record
- 1.3 million head
- 1978
Asses in Morocco, 1961–2024 (head)
Morocco compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 1.5%
- 2.0% in 2014
- 10-year change
- −16%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Head | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Mali | 1,263,440 | 2.3% |
| 13 | Egypt | 1,230,611 | 2.3% |
| 14 | Morocco | 798,054 | 1.5% |
| 15 | Brazil | 739,539 | 1.4% |
| 16 | Yemen | 717,047 | 1.3% |
Map of asses numbers by country
Share of the world total; Morocco is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 798,054 | −4.1% |
| 2023 | 832,456 | −6.6% |
| 2022 | 891,440 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 891,440 | −3.6% |
| 2020 | 925,000 | −0.2% |
| 2019 | 927,000 | −0.7% |
| 2018 | 934,000 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 930,000 | −0.2% |
| 2016 | 932,000 | −1.9% |
| 2015 | 950,000 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 947,000 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 944,360 | −0.3% |
| 2012 | 947,110 | −0.3% |
| 2011 | 950,190 | −0.1% |
| 2010 | 950,750 | −1.2% |
| 2009 | 962,600 | −0.5% |
| 2008 | 967,800 | −2.2% |
| 2007 | 989,700 | −0.9% |
| 2006 | 999,100 | −0.9% |
| 2005 | 1,008,000 | −0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,011,900 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 983,400 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 981,800 | −2.5% |
| 2001 | 1,007,300 | −8.4% |
| 2000 | 1,099,100 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 1,000,500 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 979,800 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 949,200 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 918,600 | −3.7% |
| 1995 | 953,700 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 915,900 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 904,500 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | 981,593 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 919,400 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 911,892 | −0.7% |
| 1989 | 918,239 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 904,108 | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 854,125 | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 785,040 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 741,400 | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 707,470 | −5.3% |
| 1983 | 747,050 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 723,966 | −20% |
| 1981 | 901,570 | −9.3% |
| 1980 | 993,650 | −17% |
| 1979 | 1,200,000 | −7.7% |
| 1978 | 1,300,000 | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 1,200,000 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,200,000 | 0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,200,000 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,200,000 | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 1,100,000 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,100,000 | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 1,020,000 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 1,000,000 | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 950,000 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 930,000 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 910,000 | −4.2% |
| 1966 | 950,000 | −5.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000,000 | −4.0% |
| 1964 | 1,042,000 | −8.0% |
| 1963 | 1,132,000 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 1,127,000 | +12% |
| 1961 | 1,007,000 | — |
Questions and answers
How many asses are there in Morocco?
Morocco had 798,054 asses in 2024, 1.5% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Morocco rank in the world by number of asses?
Morocco ranked 14th of 104 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in Ethiopia with 20.0% of the world total.
How has the number of asses in Morocco changed?
It fell by 16% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 1.3 million head in 1978.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.