Sunflower-seed oil, crude production in Morocco
In 2023 Morocco produced 15,600 t of sunflower-seed oil, crude, the 43rd largest in the world (0.07% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 36%. The record was 63,895 t in 1994.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 15,600 t
- World rank
- 43 of 80
- 10-year change
- +36%
- Record
- 63,895 t
- 1994
Sunflower-seed oil, crude in Morocco, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Morocco compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.07%
- 0.08% in 2013
- 10-year change
- +36%
- world +61%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Belarus | 18,900 | 0.08% |
| 42 | Paraguay | 17,100 | 0.08% |
| 43 | Morocco | 15,600 | 0.07% |
| 44 | Australia | 15,300 | 0.07% |
| 45 | Thailand | 14,200 | 0.06% |
Map of world production of sunflower-seed oil, crude
Share of the world total; Morocco is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15,600 | +23% |
| 2022 | 12,700 | −34% |
| 2021 | 19,100 | +15% |
| 2020 | 16,600 | +23% |
| 2019 | 13,500 | −4.9% |
| 2018 | 14,200 | −2.7% |
| 2017 | 14,600 | −22% |
| 2016 | 18,700 | −19% |
| 2015 | 23,000 | +31% |
| 2014 | 17,500 | +52% |
| 2013 | 11,500 | −46% |
| 2012 | 21,400 | −35% |
| 2011 | 33,100 | −4.6% |
| 2010 | 34,700 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 32,700 | +67% |
| 2008 | 19,600 | −1.0% |
| 2007 | 19,800 | −16% |
| 2006 | 23,600 | +18% |
| 2005 | 20,000 | −44% |
| 2004 | 35,400 | +18% |
| 2003 | 30,050 | +176% |
| 2002 | 10,906 | −33% |
| 2001 | 16,200 | −57% |
| 2000 | 37,294 | −7.6% |
| 1999 | 40,366 | −15% |
| 1998 | 47,516 | −9.6% |
| 1997 | 52,558 | +23% |
| 1996 | 42,611 | −13% |
| 1995 | 48,724 | −24% |
| 1994 | 63,895 | +329% |
| 1993 | 14,888 | −76% |
| 1992 | 62,515 | +120% |
| 1991 | 28,378 | −46% |
| 1990 | 52,813 | +67% |
| 1989 | 31,546 | −38% |
| 1988 | 50,673 | +48% |
| 1987 | 34,143 | +143% |
| 1986 | 14,074 | +80% |
| 1985 | 7,827 | +26% |
| 1984 | 6,196 | +21% |
| 1983 | 5,138 | +176% |
| 1982 | 1,860 | −35% |
| 1981 | 2,850 | +64% |
| 1980 | 1,734 | −87% |
| 1979 | 13,380 | +158% |
| 1978 | 5,177 | −18% |
| 1977 | 6,286 | +26% |
| 1976 | 4,995 | −1.9% |
| 1975 | 5,091 | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 4,630 | −23% |
| 1973 | 6,040 | −28% |
| 1972 | 8,390 | +119% |
| 1971 | 3,828 | −46% |
| 1970 | 7,131 | +710% |
| 1969 | 880 | −85% |
| 1968 | 5,948 | +108% |
| 1967 | 2,866 | +253% |
| 1966 | 811 | −38% |
| 1965 | 1,300 | −61% |
| 1964 | 3,292 | +14% |
| 1963 | 2,886 | +296% |
| 1962 | 729 | +47% |
| 1961 | 497 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 7,103 t USD 9.6 m
- Exporter rank
- 45 of 113
- Imports
- 49,589 t USD 55.7 m
- Importer rank
- 50 of 186
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 sunflower-seed oil, crude in Morocco?
Morocco produced 15,600 t in 2023, 0.07% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Morocco rank in the world for production of sunflower-seed oil, crude?
Morocco ranked 43rd of 80 countries in 2023. The largest producer was Russia with 31.1% of the world total.
How has the production of sunflower-seed oil, crude in Morocco changed?
It rose by 36% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +61% for the world. The record was 63,895 t in 1994.
Does Morocco export or import sunflower-seed oil, crude?
In 2024 Morocco reported exports of 7,103 t (USD 9.6 m) and imports of 49,589 t (USD 55.7 m), 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.