> In 2024 Morocco produced 51,278 t of chick peas, dry, the 14th largest in the world (0.30% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 18%.

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# Chick peas, dry production in Morocco

In 2024 Morocco produced 51,278 t of chick peas, dry, the 14th largest in the world (0.30% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 18%. The record was 163,790 t in 1974. Area harvested: 51,521 ha, yield 1.0 t/ha.

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Production, 202451,278 t
World rank14 of 47
10-year change−18%
Record163,790 t1974

## Chick peas, dry in Morocco, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Morocco compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.30%0.47% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.0world 1.2 (−17%)
kg per person1.35world 2.07
10-year change−18%world +28%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12 | [Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/argentina/) | 116,985 | 0.69% |
| 13 | [Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/sudan/) | 103,712 | 0.61% |
| 14 | **Morocco** | 51,278 | 0.30% |
| 15 | [Algeria](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/algeria/) | 40,527 | 0.24% |
| 16 | [Yemen](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/yemen/) | 39,812 | 0.24% |

[Full ranking of 47 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/)

### Map of world production of chick peas, dry

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Morocco is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 51,278 | +102% | 51,521 | 1.00 |
| 2023 | 25,422 | −18% | 44,696 | 0.57 |
| 2022 | 30,954 | −57% | 68,985 | 0.45 |
| 2021 | 72,547 | +46% | 63,411 | 1.14 |
| 2020 | 49,714 | −34% | 53,599 | 0.93 |
| 2019 | 75,413 | +108% | 81,982 | 0.92 |
| 2018 | 36,312 | +43% | 86,800 | 0.42 |
| 2017 | 25,364 | −42% | 34,091 | 0.74 |
| 2016 | 44,062 | −33% | 88,030 | 0.50 |
| 2015 | 65,559 | +4.9% | 59,472 | 1.10 |
| 2014 | 62,499 | +150% | 72,564 | 0.86 |
| 2013 | 25,004 | −25% | 57,019 | 0.44 |
| 2012 | 33,499 | −27% | 50,560 | 0.66 |
| 2011 | 45,734 | −19% | 88,780 | 0.52 |
| 2010 | 56,620 | +8.6% | 78,100 | 0.72 |
| 2009 | 52,130 | +37% | 80,900 | 0.64 |
| 2008 | 38,100 | +14% | 64,900 | 0.59 |
| 2007 | 33,380 | −50% | 78,500 | 0.43 |
| 2006 | 66,320 | +106% | 74,900 | 0.89 |
| 2005 | 32,270 | −23% | 76,300 | 0.42 |
| 2004 | 41,940 | −2.5% | 72,000 | 0.58 |
| 2003 | 43,020 | −16% | 70,900 | 0.61 |
| 2002 | 51,340 | +61% | 71,600 | 0.72 |
| 2001 | 31,790 | +111% | 58,000 | 0.55 |
| 2000 | 15,060 | −46% | 66,100 | 0.23 |
| 1999 | 28,100 | −51% | 70,880 | 0.40 |
| 1998 | 57,750 | +45% | 69,500 | 0.83 |
| 1997 | 39,930 | +36% | 59,000 | 0.68 |
| 1996 | 29,330 | +153% | 44,300 | 0.66 |
| 1995 | 11,590 | −75% | 62,600 | 0.19 |
| 1994 | 46,830 | +109% | 66,000 | 0.71 |
| 1993 | 22,360 | −15% | 90,700 | 0.25 |
| 1992 | 26,300 | −60% | 78,900 | 0.33 |
| 1991 | 66,530 | +13% | 84,200 | 0.79 |
| 1990 | 58,890 | +35% | 77,000 | 0.76 |
| 1989 | 43,740 | −21% | 62,400 | 0.70 |
| 1988 | 55,600 | −9.3% | 72,600 | 0.77 |
| 1987 | 61,290 | −13% | 77,200 | 0.79 |
| 1986 | 70,450 | +55% | 82,200 | 0.86 |
| 1985 | 45,390 | +58% | 76,500 | 0.59 |
| 1984 | 28,660 | −49% | 60,000 | 0.48 |
| 1983 | 55,860 | +9.8% | 64,700 | 0.86 |
| 1982 | 50,870 | +748% | 60,500 | 0.84 |
| 1981 | 6,000 | −87% | 32,000 | 0.19 |
| 1980 | 44,580 | −31% | 65,500 | 0.68 |
| 1979 | 64,170 | +75% | 62,300 | 1.03 |
| 1978 | 36,670 | +234% | 67,900 | 0.54 |
| 1977 | 10,970 | −79% | 42,400 | 0.26 |
| 1976 | 51,050 | −16% | 99,600 | 0.51 |
| 1975 | 60,830 | −63% | 98,500 | 0.62 |
| 1974 | 163,790 | +108% | 158,100 | 1.04 |
| 1973 | 78,860 | +132% | 84,100 | 0.94 |
| 1972 | 34,040 | +1,692% | 52,800 | 0.64 |
| 1971 | 1,900 | −99% | 108,000 | 0.02 |
| 1970 | 137,200 | +89% | 158,000 | 0.87 |
| 1969 | 72,600 | −39% | 85,000 | 0.85 |
| 1968 | 118,190 | +61% | 121,100 | 0.98 |
| 1967 | 73,600 | −1.7% | 147,500 | 0.50 |
| 1966 | 74,900 | −20% | 156,000 | 0.48 |
| 1965 | 94,000 | +45% | 134,000 | 0.70 |
| 1964 | 65,000 | −7.1% | 130,000 | 0.50 |
| 1963 | 70,000 | +25% | 140,000 | 0.50 |
| 1962 | 56,000 | +40% | 140,000 | 0.40 |
| 1961 | 40,000 | — | 135,000 | 0.30 |

## Trade, 2024

Imports18,726 t USD 30.3 m
Importer rank22 of 171
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of chick peas, dry in Morocco?

Morocco produced 51,278 t in 2024, 0.30% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Morocco rank in the world for production of chick peas, dry?

Morocco ranked 14th of 47 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 65.4% of the world total.

### How has the production of chick peas, dry in Morocco changed?

It fell by 18% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +28% for the world. The record was 163,790 t in 1974.

### What is the yield of chick peas, dry in Morocco?

1.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (51,278 t from 51,521 ha), against a world average of 1.2 t/ha.

### Does Morocco export or import chick peas, dry?

In 2024 Morocco reported no exports and imports of 18,726 t (USD 30.3 m), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### 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

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/india/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/australia/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/turkey/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/ethiopia/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/myanmar/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/russia/)[Canada](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/canada/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/mexico/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/united-states/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/pakistan/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/iran/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/argentina/)
[All countries producing chick peas, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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