Watermelons — Production in Morocco
Morocco: Watermelons — Production was 339,454 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Production in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — production in Morocco stood at 339,454 t.
The figure is down 26.4% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — production in Morocco peaked at 824,103 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82,000 t, in 1961.
Morocco ranks 29th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Production in Morocco, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 82,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 84,000 t | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 86,000 t | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 142,000 t | +65.1% |
| 1965 | 110,000 t | -22.5% |
| 1966 | 82,000 t | -25.5% |
| 1967 | 105,436 t | +28.6% |
| 1968 | 150,000 t | +42.3% |
| 1969 | 110,000 t | -26.7% |
| 1970 | 190,000 t | +72.7% |
| 1971 | 120,000 t | -36.8% |
| 1972 | 120,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 120,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 122,000 t | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 125,000 t | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 127,000 t | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 129,000 t | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 130,000 t | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 132,000 t | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 134,000 t | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 136,000 t | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 137,000 t | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 200,000 t | +46.0% |
| 1984 | 250,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 280,000 t | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 300,000 t | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 321,300 t | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 320,000 t | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 380,070 t | +18.8% |
| 1990 | 394,276 t | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 368,569 t | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 237,613 t | -35.5% |
| 1993 | 248,000 t | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 225,700 t | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 186,270 t | -17.5% |
| 1996 | 288,300 t | +54.8% |
| 1997 | 246,500 t | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 258,500 t | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 229,905 t | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 218,710 t | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 299,870 t | +37.1% |
| 2002 | 369,950 t | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 492,000 t | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 683,700 t | +39.0% |
| 2005 | 402,455 t | -41.1% |
| 2006 | 712,185 t | +77.0% |
| 2007 | 704,495 t | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 650,700 t | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 746,665 t | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 452,935 t | -39.3% |
| 2011 | 579,982 t | +28.0% |
| 2012 | 574,859 t | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 611,474 t | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 724,915 t | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 706,643 t | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 437,061 t | -38.1% |
| 2017 | 619,332 t | +41.7% |
| 2018 | 742,375 t | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 674,833 t | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 677,345 t | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 824,103 t | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 602,950 t | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 461,120 t | -23.5% |
| 2024 | 339,454 t | -26.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 339,454 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 143,730 t, 2.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 339,454 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 102,323 t, 3.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 105,715 t | 82,000 t | 150,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 131,500 t | 120,000 t | 190,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 245,837 t | 134,000 t | 380,070 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 268,363 t | 186,270 t | 394,276 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 528,073 t | 218,710 t | 746,665 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 612,441 t | 437,061 t | 742,375 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 580,994 t | 339,454 t | 824,103 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 26 Republic of Korea 442,884 t compare
- 27 Cabo Verde 1,080 t compare
- 27 Indonesia 421,009 t compare
- 28 Azerbaijan 339,709 t compare
- 30 Sudan (former) 323,200 t compare
- 31 Serbia and Montenegro 313,542 t compare
- 32 Japan 290,386 t compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — production in Morocco?
- Watermelons — production in Morocco was 339,454 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — production recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 824,103 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest watermelons — production recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,000 t in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for watermelons — production?
- Morocco ranks 29th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — production rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Watermelons — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.