Goat meat production in Morocco
In 2024 Morocco produced 22,200 t of goat meat, the 34th largest in the world (0.29% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 16%. The record was 32,118 t in 2019.
- Production, 2024
- 22,200 t
- World rank
- 34 of 170
- 10-year change
- −16%
- Record
- 32,118 t
- 2019
Goat meat in Morocco, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Morocco compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.29%
- 0.44% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.58
- world 0.95
- 10-year change
- −16%
- world +29%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Vietnam | 24,593 | 0.32% |
| 33 | South Sudan | 22,918 | 0.30% |
| 34 | Morocco | 22,200 | 0.29% |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 21,739 | 0.28% |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 20,886 | 0.27% |
Map of world production of goat meat
Share of the world total; Morocco is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22,200 | −24% |
| 2023 | 29,150 | −1.9% |
| 2022 | 29,700 | −4.2% |
| 2021 | 31,000 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 31,000 | −3.5% |
| 2019 | 32,118 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 31,959 | −0.1% |
| 2017 | 31,986 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 29,817 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 28,437 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 26,520 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 26,000 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 24,276 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 23,591 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 23,000 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 21,670 | −1.5% |
| 2008 | 22,000 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 22,000 | −2.2% |
| 2006 | 22,500 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 22,000 | −4.3% |
| 2004 | 23,000 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 22,000 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 22,000 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 20,500 | −6.8% |
| 2000 | 22,000 | +10% |
| 1999 | 20,000 | −9.1% |
| 1998 | 22,000 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 22,000 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 22,000 | +10% |
| 1995 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 20,000 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 19,500 | −6.3% |
| 1991 | 20,800 | −3.3% |
| 1990 | 21,500 | −8.1% |
| 1989 | 23,400 | +17% |
| 1988 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 1987 | 20,000 | +25% |
| 1986 | 16,000 | +32% |
| 1985 | 12,100 | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 11,060 | −2.0% |
| 1983 | 11,290 | −13% |
| 1982 | 13,000 | −13% |
| 1981 | 15,000 | −21% |
| 1980 | 19,000 | 0.0% |
| 1979 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 18,000 | +27% |
| 1977 | 14,150 | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 12,970 | −44% |
| 1975 | 23,000 | −8.0% |
| 1974 | 25,000 | −3.8% |
| 1973 | 26,000 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 26,000 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 25,000 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 24,500 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 24,000 | 0.0% |
| 1968 | 24,000 | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 22,000 | +10% |
| 1966 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 18,000 | 0.0% |
| 1963 | 18,000 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 17,900 | −11% |
| 1961 | 20,000 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of goat meat in Morocco?
Morocco produced 22,200 t in 2024, 0.29% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Morocco rank in the world for production of goat meat?
Morocco ranked 34th of 170 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 32.8% of the world total.
How has the production of goat meat in Morocco changed?
It fell by 16% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +29% for the world. The record was 32,118 t in 2019.
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.