Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 59 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Morocco is 59 percent, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Morocco peaked at 64 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 59 percent, in 2011.
Morocco ranks 33rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64 percent | — |
| 2002 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63 percent | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 63 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 62 percent | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61 percent | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 60 percent | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 59 percent | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 59 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60 percent | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 60 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61 percent | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 60 percent | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 59 percent | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 59 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 59 percent | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63 percent | 61 percent | 64 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.6 percent | 59 percent | 61 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 59 percent | 59 percent | 59 percent | 2 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Morocco?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Morocco was 59 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 64 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 percent in 2011.
- How does Morocco rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Morocco ranks 33rd out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.