Raw sugar production in Morocco
In 2023 Morocco produced 395,000 t of raw sugar, the 47th largest in the world (0.21% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 24%. The record was 660,000 t in 2015.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 395,000 t
- World rank
- 47 of 121
- 10-year change
- −24%
- Record
- 660,000 t
- 2015
Raw sugar in Morocco, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Morocco compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.21%
- 0.29% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −24%
- world +4.4%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 410,000 | 0.22% |
| 46 | Spain | 400,846 | 0.21% |
| 47 | Morocco | 395,000 | 0.21% |
| 48 | Tanzania | 385,000 | 0.21% |
| 49 | Denmark | 383,443 | 0.20% |
Map of world production of raw sugar
Share of the world total; Morocco is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 395,000 | +23% |
| 2022 | 320,883 | −17% |
| 2021 | 388,393 | −26% |
| 2020 | 525,734 | −11% |
| 2019 | 591,243 | −7.9% |
| 2018 | 642,000 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 604,000 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 560,000 | −15% |
| 2015 | 660,000 | +20% |
| 2014 | 552,000 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 519,000 | +31% |
| 2012 | 396,000 | −16% |
| 2011 | 471,000 | −2.3% |
| 2010 | 482,000 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 445,000 | −13% |
| 2008 | 510,000 | +11% |
| 2007 | 461,000 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 444,000 | −14% |
| 2005 | 517,000 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 514,000 | −2.7% |
| 2003 | 528,000 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 515,000 | −5.0% |
| 2001 | 542,000 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 523,000 | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 480,070 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 458,985 | +13% |
| 1997 | 406,410 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 399,682 | −12% |
| 1995 | 454,750 | −5.6% |
| 1994 | 481,813 | −4.9% |
| 1993 | 506,516 | +12% |
| 1992 | 452,870 | −9.1% |
| 1991 | 498,108 | −0.2% |
| 1990 | 499,351 | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 470,347 | −6.8% |
| 1988 | 504,674 | +19% |
| 1987 | 425,594 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 411,045 | +14% |
| 1985 | 362,070 | −11% |
| 1984 | 405,800 | −14% |
| 1983 | 470,000 | +22% |
| 1982 | 384,000 | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 369,000 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 359,000 | −1.1% |
| 1979 | 363,000 | −11% |
| 1978 | 409,000 | +68% |
| 1977 | 243,000 | −26% |
| 1976 | 328,000 | +27% |
| 1975 | 257,700 | −2.7% |
| 1974 | 264,888 | +16% |
| 1973 | 227,727 | −7.2% |
| 1972 | 245,401 | +10% |
| 1971 | 222,971 | +37% |
| 1970 | 163,000 | +39% |
| 1969 | 117,400 | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 107,600 | +125% |
| 1967 | 47,800 | −12% |
| 1966 | 54,600 | +135% |
| 1965 | 23,200 | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 21,100 | +258% |
| 1963 | 5,900 | −1.7% |
| 1962 | 6,000 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 6,000 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 99 t USD 84,000
- Exporter rank
- 82 of 111
- Imports
- 1.9 million t USD 1.02 bn
- Importer rank
- 9 of 183
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
Questions and answers
What is the production of raw sugar in Morocco?
Morocco produced 395,000 t in 2023, 0.21% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Morocco rank in the world for production of raw sugar?
Morocco ranked 47th of 121 countries in 2023. The largest producer was Brazil with 22.4% of the world total.
How has the production of raw sugar in Morocco changed?
It fell by 24% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +4.4% for the world. The record was 660,000 t in 2015.
Does Morocco export or import raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)?
In 2024 Morocco reported exports of 99 t (USD 84,000) and imports of 1.9 million t (USD 1.02 bn), 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; the 2023 figure for Morocco is from an external organisation. 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.