Sugar beet production in Morocco
In 2024 Morocco produced 1.1 million t of sugar beet, the 26th largest in the world (0.39% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 64%. The record was 4.2 million t in 2016. Area harvested: 21,966 ha, yield 52.3 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 1.1 million t
- World rank
- 26 of 57
- 10-year change
- −64%
- Record
- 4.2 million t
- 2016
Sugar beet in Morocco, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Morocco compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.39%
- 1.2% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 52.3
- world 63.1 (−17%)
- kg per person
- 30.2
- world 36.0
- 10-year change
- −64%
- world +8.6%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Slovakia | 1,388,700 | 0.47% |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 1,268,795 | 0.43% |
| 26 | Morocco | 1,148,509 | 0.39% |
| 27 | Switzerland | 1,136,494 | 0.39% |
| 28 | Lithuania | 1,119,870 | 0.38% |
Map of world production of sugar beet
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 | 1,148,509 | −22% | 21,966 | 52.29 |
| 2023 | 1,469,789 | −23% | 31,322 | 46.93 |
| 2022 | 1,898,040 | −26% | 38,794 | 48.93 |
| 2021 | 2,573,991 | −29% | 45,162 | 56.99 |
| 2020 | 3,631,554 | −1.7% | 57,589 | 63.06 |
| 2019 | 3,692,884 | −0.5% | 57,171 | 64.59 |
| 2018 | 3,710,514 | −0.8% | 53,960 | 68.76 |
| 2017 | 3,741,438 | −11% | 57,794 | 64.74 |
| 2016 | 4,218,923 | +8.9% | 60,978 | 69.19 |
| 2015 | 3,875,638 | +21% | 60,909 | 63.63 |
| 2014 | 3,208,617 | +50% | 52,954 | 60.59 |
| 2013 | 2,142,221 | +32% | 37,205 | 57.58 |
| 2012 | 1,626,670 | −46% | 28,881 | 56.32 |
| 2011 | 3,035,143 | +25% | 47,069 | 64.48 |
| 2010 | 2,435,910 | −12% | 43,200 | 56.39 |
| 2009 | 2,753,370 | −5.9% | 50,400 | 54.63 |
| 2008 | 2,925,700 | +18% | 56,700 | 51.60 |
| 2007 | 2,484,000 | −2.7% | 50,200 | 49.48 |
| 2006 | 2,551,690 | −23% | 49,300 | 51.76 |
| 2005 | 3,301,540 | +3.5% | 69,500 | 47.50 |
| 2004 | 3,190,010 | −7.0% | 59,300 | 53.79 |
| 2003 | 3,428,500 | +15% | 64,900 | 52.83 |
| 2002 | 2,986,850 | +5.3% | 59,500 | 50.20 |
| 2001 | 2,835,930 | −1.6% | 52,800 | 53.71 |
| 2000 | 2,883,400 | −11% | 54,100 | 53.30 |
| 1999 | 3,236,380 | +15% | 60,700 | 53.32 |
| 1998 | 2,822,670 | +8.0% | 48,900 | 57.72 |
| 1997 | 2,612,840 | −5.0% | 62,900 | 41.54 |
| 1996 | 2,749,590 | +1.2% | 56,446 | 48.71 |
| 1995 | 2,717,400 | −14% | 58,100 | 46.77 |
| 1994 | 3,143,890 | +2.7% | 62,900 | 49.98 |
| 1993 | 3,061,518 | +11% | 62,400 | 49.06 |
| 1992 | 2,754,070 | −9.3% | 52,100 | 52.86 |
| 1991 | 3,036,170 | +1.8% | 69,216 | 43.87 |
| 1990 | 2,983,590 | +3.7% | 64,300 | 46.40 |
| 1989 | 2,877,025 | −3.8% | 63,085 | 45.61 |
| 1988 | 2,990,180 | +8.7% | 61,240 | 48.83 |
| 1987 | 2,750,300 | +4.8% | 60,971 | 45.11 |
| 1986 | 2,624,800 | +17% | 55,200 | 47.55 |
| 1985 | 2,245,000 | −11% | 55,401 | 40.52 |
| 1984 | 2,525,400 | −2.4% | 53,100 | 47.56 |
| 1983 | 2,588,560 | +12% | 66,300 | 39.04 |
| 1982 | 2,314,000 | +9.8% | 57,315 | 40.37 |
| 1981 | 2,107,200 | −6.0% | 56,910 | 37.03 |
| 1980 | 2,241,490 | +3.1% | 63,400 | 35.35 |
| 1979 | 2,174,549 | −9.2% | 62,500 | 34.79 |
| 1978 | 2,395,400 | +63% | 59,000 | 40.60 |
| 1977 | 1,473,690 | −38% | 48,200 | 30.57 |
| 1976 | 2,361,610 | +32% | 67,000 | 35.25 |
| 1975 | 1,791,920 | −7.8% | 62,100 | 28.86 |
| 1974 | 1,943,620 | +50% | 57,700 | 33.68 |
| 1973 | 1,292,680 | −23% | 45,000 | 28.73 |
| 1972 | 1,677,000 | +5.9% | 60,400 | 27.76 |
| 1971 | 1,583,900 | +42% | 43,000 | 36.83 |
| 1970 | 1,114,000 | +24% | 35,000 | 31.83 |
| 1969 | 898,700 | +20% | 32,000 | 28.08 |
| 1968 | 747,940 | +105% | 25,600 | 29.22 |
| 1967 | 364,000 | −4.7% | 20,200 | 18.02 |
| 1966 | 382,000 | +118% | 14,100 | 27.09 |
| 1965 | 174,950 | −3.3% | 9,140 | 19.14 |
| 1964 | 180,870 | +147% | 8,630 | 20.96 |
| 1963 | 73,270 | +4.7% | 3,480 | 21.05 |
| 1962 | 70,000 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 20.00 |
| 1961 | 70,000 | — | 3,500 | 20.00 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 11 t USD 20,000
- Exporter rank
- 27 of 34
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 sugar beet in Morocco?
Morocco produced 1.1 million t in 2024, 0.39% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Morocco rank in the world for production of sugar beet?
Morocco ranked 26th of 57 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Russia with 15.9% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar beet in Morocco changed?
It fell by 64% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +8.6% for the world. The record was 4.2 million t in 2016.
What is the yield of sugar beet in Morocco?
52.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.1 million t from 21,966 ha), against a world average of 63.1 t/ha.
Does Morocco export or import sugar beet?
In 2024 Morocco reported exports of 11 t (USD 20,000) and no imports, 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
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.