> In 2024 Morocco produced 45,490 t of sunflower seed, the 34th largest in the world (0.09% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 66%.

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# Sunflower seed production in Morocco

In 2024 Morocco produced 45,490 t of sunflower seed, the 34th largest in the world (0.09% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 66%. The record was 160,000 t in 1990. Area harvested: 23,520 ha, yield 1.9 t/ha.

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Production, 202445,490 t
World rank34 of 74
10-year change+66%
Record160,000 t1990

## Sunflower seed in Morocco, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Morocco compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.09%0.07% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.9world 1.8 (+6.4%)
kg per person1.19world 6.40
10-year change+66%world +28%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 32 | [South Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/south-sudan/) | 52,679 | 0.10% |
| 33 | [Canada](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/canada/) | 50,680 | 0.10% |
| 34 | **Morocco** | 45,490 | 0.09% |
| 35 | [Zambia](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/zambia/) | 44,128 | 0.08% |
| 36 | [Poland](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/poland/) | 41,350 | 0.08% |

[Full ranking of 74 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/)

### Map of world production of sunflower seed

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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 | 45,490 | +40% | 23,520 | 1.93 |
| 2023 | 32,604 | +7.1% | 24,805 | 1.31 |
| 2022 | 30,432 | +24% | 26,551 | 1.15 |
| 2021 | 24,601 | +9.8% | 16,286 | 1.51 |
| 2020 | 22,397 | −24% | 18,513 | 1.21 |
| 2019 | 29,456 | −22% | 22,207 | 1.33 |
| 2018 | 37,602 | +58% | 21,708 | 1.73 |
| 2017 | 23,792 | −21% | 18,918 | 1.26 |
| 2016 | 30,157 | −42% | 37,943 | 0.79 |
| 2015 | 52,378 | +91% | 36,941 | 1.42 |
| 2014 | 27,368 | +44% | 20,898 | 1.31 |
| 2013 | 18,989 | +7.1% | 17,006 | 1.12 |
| 2012 | 17,722 | −63% | 11,670 | 1.52 |
| 2011 | 48,131 | −19% | 36,570 | 1.32 |
| 2010 | 59,340 | +18% | 62,000 | 0.96 |
| 2009 | 50,250 | +56% | 43,000 | 1.17 |
| 2008 | 32,310 | −2.8% | 25,500 | 1.27 |
| 2007 | 33,240 | +20% | 36,100 | 0.92 |
| 2006 | 27,640 | +52% | 32,600 | 0.85 |
| 2005 | 18,180 | −63% | 52,000 | 0.35 |
| 2004 | 49,220 | −46% | 62,600 | 0.79 |
| 2003 | 90,630 | +172% | 103,500 | 0.88 |
| 2002 | 33,380 | +24% | 49,800 | 0.67 |
| 2001 | 27,000 | +42% | 56,400 | 0.48 |
| 2000 | 19,000 | −44% | 39,900 | 0.48 |
| 1999 | 34,000 | −45% | 78,800 | 0.43 |
| 1998 | 61,640 | −13% | 101,500 | 0.61 |
| 1997 | 70,570 | +31% | 99,400 | 0.71 |
| 1996 | 53,750 | +1,068% | 95,700 | 0.56 |
| 1995 | 4,600 | −90% | 63,200 | 0.07 |
| 1994 | 48,000 | +7.7% | 67,700 | 0.71 |
| 1993 | 44,560 | −69% | 229,800 | 0.19 |
| 1992 | 146,040 | +68% | 196,300 | 0.74 |
| 1991 | 87,000 | −46% | 137,700 | 0.63 |
| 1990 | 160,000 | +66% | 160,800 | 1.00 |
| 1989 | 96,410 | −37% | 112,400 | 0.86 |
| 1988 | 153,510 | +48% | 108,200 | 1.42 |
| 1987 | 103,600 | +139% | 88,500 | 1.17 |
| 1986 | 43,260 | +80% | 48,500 | 0.89 |
| 1985 | 24,050 | +27% | 34,700 | 0.69 |
| 1984 | 19,000 | +21% | 29,300 | 0.65 |
| 1983 | 15,760 | +172% | 19,600 | 0.80 |
| 1982 | 5,800 | −33% | 12,100 | 0.48 |
| 1981 | 8,699 | +62% | 14,870 | 0.59 |
| 1980 | 5,372 | −87% | 7,900 | 0.68 |
| 1979 | 40,323 | +153% | 34,270 | 1.18 |
| 1978 | 15,930 | −16% | 15,600 | 1.02 |
| 1977 | 19,070 | +23% | 49,100 | 0.39 |
| 1976 | 15,540 | −0.1% | 22,800 | 0.68 |
| 1975 | 15,550 | +9.7% | 23,300 | 0.67 |
| 1974 | 14,170 | −23% | 18,400 | 0.77 |
| 1973 | 18,360 | −28% | 20,500 | 0.90 |
| 1972 | 25,450 | +114% | 36,800 | 0.69 |
| 1971 | 11,900 | −44% | 14,500 | 0.82 |
| 1970 | 21,400 | +651% | 24,000 | 0.89 |
| 1969 | 2,850 | −23% | 17,000 | 0.17 |
| 1968 | 3,716 | +175% | 8,432 | 0.44 |
| 1967 | 1,350 | −46% | 5,700 | 0.24 |
| 1966 | 2,500 | −38% | 9,000 | 0.28 |
| 1965 | 4,000 | −60% | 10,000 | 0.40 |
| 1964 | 10,000 | +15% | 10,000 | 1.00 |
| 1963 | 8,700 | +278% | 10,300 | 0.84 |
| 1962 | 2,300 | +53% | 3,300 | 0.70 |
| 1961 | 1,500 | — | 3,000 | 0.50 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports1 t USD 4,000
Exporter rank94 of 95
Imports18,685 t USD 35.5 m
Importer rank34 of 152
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](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of sunflower seed in Morocco?

Morocco produced 45,490 t in 2024, 0.09% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Morocco rank in the world for production of sunflower seed?

Morocco ranked 34th of 74 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Russia with 32.9% of the world total.

### How has the production of sunflower seed in Morocco changed?

It rose by 66% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +28% for the world. The record was 160,000 t in 1990.

### What is the yield of sunflower seed in Morocco?

1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (45,490 t from 23,520 ha), against a world average of 1.8 t/ha.

### Does Morocco export or import sunflower seed?

In 2024 Morocco reported exports of 1 t (USD 4,000) and imports of 18,685 t (USD 35.5 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. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/russia/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/ukraine/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/argentina/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/china/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/turkey/)[Kazakhstan](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/kazakhstan/)[Hungary](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/hungary/)[Bulgaria](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/bulgaria/)[Romania](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/romania/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/france/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/tanzania/)[Spain](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/spain/)
[All countries producing sunflower seed](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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