> In 2024 Morocco produced 111,887 t of dates, the 13th largest in the world (1.12% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 9.5%.

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# Dates production in Morocco

In 2024 Morocco produced 111,887 t of dates, the 13th largest in the world (1.12% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 9.5%. The record was 150,301 t in 2021. Area harvested: 66,055 ha, yield 1.7 t/ha.

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Production, 2024111,887 t
World rank13 of 36
10-year change+9.5%
Record150,301 t2021

## Dates in Morocco, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Morocco compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total1.1%1.4% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.7world 7.2 (−77%)
kg per person2.94world 1.22
10-year change+9.5%world +34%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | [Libya](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/libya/) | 187,039 | 1.9% |
| 12 | [China](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/china/) | 162,330 | 1.6% |
| 13 | **Morocco** | 111,887 | 1.1% |
| 14 | [Kuwait](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/kuwait/) | 102,213 | 1.0% |
| 15 | [Israel](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/israel/) | 80,000 | 0.80% |

[Full ranking of 36 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/)

### Map of world production of dates

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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 | 111,887 | +4.2% | 66,055 | 1.69 |
| 2023 | 107,376 | −22% | 67,014 | 1.60 |
| 2022 | 137,394 | −8.6% | 65,432 | 2.10 |
| 2021 | 150,301 | +5.0% | 63,215 | 2.38 |
| 2020 | 143,160 | +41% | 61,332 | 2.33 |
| 2019 | 101,537 | −9.1% | 59,613 | 1.70 |
| 2018 | 111,701 | −14% | 59,127 | 1.89 |
| 2017 | 129,562 | +3.4% | 58,316 | 2.22 |
| 2016 | 125,329 | +25% | 58,122 | 2.16 |
| 2015 | 100,376 | −1.8% | 57,859 | 1.73 |
| 2014 | 102,201 | −8.7% | 57,744 | 1.77 |
| 2013 | 111,924 | +9.9% | 57,384 | 1.95 |
| 2012 | 101,862 | −1.1% | 57,035 | 1.79 |
| 2011 | 102,961 | +1.6% | 54,476 | 1.89 |
| 2010 | 101,351 | +20% | 68,176 | 1.49 |
| 2009 | 84,580 | +16% | 39,000 | 2.17 |
| 2008 | 72,700 | −2.2% | 37,300 | 1.95 |
| 2007 | 74,300 | +63% | 36,100 | 2.06 |
| 2006 | 45,470 | −4.3% | 35,500 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 47,500 | −32% | 34,700 | 1.37 |
| 2004 | 69,400 | +28% | 32,900 | 2.11 |
| 2003 | 54,110 | +63% | 33,000 | 1.64 |
| 2002 | 33,200 | +2.5% | 33,000 | 1.01 |
| 2001 | 32,400 | −56% | 33,600 | 0.96 |
| 2000 | 74,000 | +2.0% | 30,400 | 2.43 |
| 1999 | 72,561 | −15% | 44,200 | 1.64 |
| 1998 | 85,000 | −23% | 44,200 | 1.92 |
| 1997 | 110,470 | +38% | 42,000 | 2.63 |
| 1996 | 80,000 | −18% | 44,400 | 1.80 |
| 1995 | 97,600 | +57% | 44,200 | 2.21 |
| 1994 | 62,020 | −44% | 23,300 | 2.66 |
| 1993 | 111,100 | +35% | 23,400 | 4.75 |
| 1992 | 82,000 | −23% | 23,500 | 3.49 |
| 1991 | 107,000 | −11% | 23,700 | 4.51 |
| 1990 | 120,000 | +14% | 22,000 | 5.45 |
| 1989 | 105,700 | +110% | 20,900 | 5.06 |
| 1988 | 50,380 | +36% | 19,500 | 2.58 |
| 1987 | 37,000 | +85% | 22,100 | 1.67 |
| 1986 | 20,000 | +43% | 21,400 | 0.93 |
| 1985 | 13,940 | −45% | 21,400 | 0.65 |
| 1984 | 25,420 | −55% | 21,700 | 1.17 |
| 1983 | 56,050 | −15% | 21,500 | 2.61 |
| 1982 | 66,000 | +1.5% | 21,900 | 3.01 |
| 1981 | 65,000 | −13% | 20,200 | 3.22 |
| 1980 | 75,000 | −23% | 17,700 | 4.24 |
| 1979 | 97,000 | +7.8% | 23,000 | 4.22 |
| 1978 | 90,000 | −7.6% | 20,000 | 4.50 |
| 1977 | 97,400 | −0.8% | 23,000 | 4.23 |
| 1976 | 98,200 | +2.5% | 23,000 | 4.27 |
| 1975 | 95,800 | +2.4% | 23,000 | 4.17 |
| 1974 | 93,600 | +1.7% | 23,000 | 4.07 |
| 1973 | 92,000 | 0.0% | 23,000 | 4.00 |
| 1972 | 92,000 | +2.2% | 23,000 | 4.00 |
| 1971 | 90,000 | 0.0% | 20,000 | 4.50 |
| 1970 | 90,000 | 0.0% | 20,000 | 4.50 |
| 1969 | 90,000 | 0.0% | 20,000 | 4.50 |
| 1968 | 90,000 | 0.0% | 20,000 | 4.50 |
| 1967 | 90,000 | 0.0% | 20,000 | 4.50 |
| 1966 | 90,000 | +4.7% | 20,000 | 4.50 |
| 1965 | 86,000 | +1.2% | 18,000 | 4.78 |
| 1964 | 85,000 | +6.3% | 18,000 | 4.72 |
| 1963 | 80,000 | +43% | 18,000 | 4.44 |
| 1962 | 56,000 | −35% | 18,000 | 3.11 |
| 1961 | 86,000 | — | 18,000 | 4.78 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports1,464 t USD 7.8 m
Exporter rank30 of 98
Imports138,449 t USD 248 m
Importer rank3 of 178
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/dates/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of dates in Morocco?

Morocco produced 111,887 t in 2024, 1.1% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Morocco rank in the world for production of dates?

Morocco ranked 13th of 36 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Saudi Arabia with 19.4% of the world total.

### How has the production of dates in Morocco changed?

It rose by 9.5% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +34% for the world. The record was 150,301 t in 2021.

### What is the yield of dates in Morocco?

1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (111,887 t from 66,055 ha), against a world average of 7.2 t/ha.

### Does Morocco export or import dates?

In 2024 Morocco reported exports of 1,464 t (USD 7.8 m) and imports of 138,449 t (USD 248 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

[Saudi Arabia](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/saudi-arabia/)[Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/egypt/)[Algeria](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/algeria/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/iran/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/pakistan/)[Iraq](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/iraq/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/sudan/)[Oman](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/oman/)[Tunisia](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/tunisia/)[United Arab Emirates](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/united-arab-emirates/)[Libya](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/libya/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/china/)
[All countries producing dates](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/)

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[Agricultural production in Morocco](https://husfarm.com/production/country/morocco/)

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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