Sheep milk production in Morocco
In 2024 Morocco produced 34,854 t of sheep milk, the 35th largest in the world (0.36% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 2.3%. The record was 43,000 t in 2012.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 34,854 t
- World rank
- 35 of 77
- 10-year change
- +2.3%
- Record
- 43,000 t
- 2012
Sheep milk in Morocco, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Morocco compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.36%
- 0.35% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.92
- world 1.20
- 10-year change
- +2.3%
- world +1.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Pakistan | 42,000 | 0.43% |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 35,446 | 0.36% |
| 35 | Morocco | 34,854 | 0.36% |
| 36 | Bolivia | 31,085 | 0.32% |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 30,207 | 0.31% |
Map of world production of sheep milk
Share of the world total; Morocco is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34,854 | −1.9% |
| 2023 | 35,527 | −2.3% |
| 2022 | 36,363 | −2.5% |
| 2021 | 37,293 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 36,709 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 36,339 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 34,737 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 34,704 | −0.1% |
| 2016 | 34,726 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 33,353 | −2.1% |
| 2014 | 34,060 | −5.4% |
| 2013 | 36,000 | −16% |
| 2012 | 43,000 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 41,000 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 38,300 | +21% |
| 2009 | 31,707 | −0.2% |
| 2008 | 31,766 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 31,558 | −1.1% |
| 2006 | 31,924 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 31,503 | +15% |
| 2004 | 27,300 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 27,000 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26,900 | −15% |
| 2001 | 31,753 | −0.4% |
| 2000 | 31,869 | +17% |
| 1999 | 27,300 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 27,300 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 27,300 | −5.3% |
| 1996 | 28,842 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 27,527 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 27,300 | −0.4% |
| 1993 | 27,400 | −1.1% |
| 1992 | 27,700 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 27,000 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 26,500 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 25,900 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 25,200 | −18% |
| 1987 | 30,800 | +10% |
| 1986 | 28,000 | +12% |
| 1985 | 25,000 | +14% |
| 1984 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 21,000 | 0.0% |
| 1982 | 21,000 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 1979 | 20,000 | −13% |
| 1978 | 23,000 | +15% |
| 1977 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 20,000 | −33% |
| 1975 | 29,700 | +65% |
| 1974 | 18,000 | −10.0% |
| 1973 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 20,000 | +11% |
| 1971 | 18,000 | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 16,800 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 16,400 | +11% |
| 1968 | 14,800 | 0.0% |
| 1967 | 14,800 | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 13,900 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 13,500 | +13% |
| 1964 | 12,000 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 11,500 | −8.0% |
| 1962 | 12,500 | −12% |
| 1961 | 14,250 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sheep milk in Morocco?
Morocco produced 34,854 t in 2024, 0.36% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Morocco rank in the world for production of sheep milk?
Morocco ranked 35th of 77 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 12.8% of the world total.
How has the production of sheep milk in Morocco changed?
It rose by 2.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +1.3% for the world. The record was 43,000 t in 2012.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Morocco is imputed by FAO. 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.