Peppermint, spearmint production in Morocco
In 2024 Morocco produced 24,975 t of peppermint, spearmint, the largest total in the world (76.5% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 71%. The record was 107,510 t in 2003. Area harvested: 1,295 ha, yield 19.3 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 24,975 t
- World rank
- 1 of 4
- 10-year change
- −71%
- Record
- 107,510 t
- 2003
Peppermint, spearmint in Morocco, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Morocco compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 76.5%
- 91.8% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 19.3
- world 19.1 (+1.0%)
- kg per person
- 0.66
- world 0.00
- 10-year change
- −71%
- world −65%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of peppermint, spearmint
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 | 24,975 | −10% | 1,295 | 19.29 |
| 2023 | 27,784 | −35% | 1,682 | 16.52 |
| 2022 | 42,898 | +43% | 1,177 | 36.45 |
| 2021 | 29,984 | −26% | 1,610 | 18.62 |
| 2020 | 40,402 | −39% | 2,551 | 15.84 |
| 2019 | 66,582 | −33% | 2,713 | 24.54 |
| 2018 | 98,704 | +7.7% | 3,352 | 29.45 |
| 2017 | 91,658 | −6.9% | 3,651 | 25.10 |
| 2016 | 98,453 | −1.4% | 3,250 | 30.29 |
| 2015 | 99,869 | +17% | 3,164 | 31.56 |
| 2014 | 85,120 | −2.8% | 3,451 | 24.67 |
| 2013 | 87,602 | −12% | 3,491 | 25.09 |
| 2012 | 99,005 | +79% | 4,005 | 24.72 |
| 2011 | 55,319 | −23% | 2,125 | 26.03 |
| 2010 | 71,880 | +38% | 2,569 | 27.98 |
| 2009 | 51,990 | −20% | 2,728 | 19.06 |
| 2008 | 64,605 | −2.3% | 2,940 | 21.97 |
| 2007 | 66,135 | −21% | 2,930 | 22.57 |
| 2006 | 83,945 | +36% | 3,355 | 25.02 |
| 2005 | 61,660 | −8.9% | 3,125 | 19.73 |
| 2004 | 67,700 | −37% | 3,225 | 20.99 |
| 2003 | 107,510 | +102% | 3,950 | 27.22 |
| 2002 | 53,320 | +0.1% | 2,655 | 20.08 |
| 2001 | 53,280 | +50% | 3,565 | 14.95 |
| 2000 | 35,590 | −56% | 1,670 | 21.31 |
| 1999 | 80,740 | +42% | 2,400 | 33.64 |
| 1998 | 56,800 | +18% | 2,430 | 23.37 |
| 1997 | 48,060 | −7.6% | 2,260 | 21.27 |
| 1996 | 52,000 | +6.1% | 2,150 | 24.19 |
| 1995 | 49,000 | −0.1% | 2,100 | 23.33 |
| 1994 | 49,065 | +59% | 2,100 | 23.36 |
| 1993 | 30,940 | +41% | 1,350 | 22.92 |
| 1992 | 22,000 | +72% | 950 | 23.16 |
| 1991 | 12,819 | −24% | 550 | 23.31 |
| 1990 | 16,950 | −27% | 750 | 22.60 |
| 1989 | 23,306 | +55% | 1,000 | 23.31 |
| 1988 | 15,000 | +50% | 650 | 23.08 |
| 1987 | 10,000 | +100% | 450 | 22.22 |
| 1986 | 5,000 | — | 220 | 22.73 |
| 1985 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of peppermint, spearmint in Morocco?
Morocco produced 24,975 t in 2024, 76.5% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Morocco rank in the world for production of peppermint, spearmint?
Morocco was the world’s largest producer in 2024, ahead of Argentina.
How has the production of peppermint, spearmint in Morocco changed?
It fell by 71% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −65% for the world. The record was 107,510 t in 2003.
What is the yield of peppermint, spearmint in Morocco?
19.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (24,975 t from 1,295 ha), against a world average of 19.1 t/ha.
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.
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.