France vs Morocco: Agricultural land — Area

France
28,442 1000 ha
in 2024
Morocco
30,000 1000 ha
in 2024
France rank
44th
Morocco rank
42nd

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • France
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 30,000 1000 ha against 28,442 1000 ha in France, a difference of 1,558 1000 ha.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

France ranks 44th and Morocco ranks 42nd of 237 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 33,919 1000 ha 24,408 1000 ha 9,511 1000 ha France
1970s 32,262 1000 ha 26,835 1000 ha 5,427 1000 ha France
1980s 31,389 1000 ha 29,422 1000 ha 1,967 1000 ha France
1990s 30,215 1000 ha 30,727 1000 ha 511.46 1000 ha Morocco
2000s 29,416 1000 ha 30,210 1000 ha 793.7 1000 ha Morocco
2010s 28,751 1000 ha 30,296 1000 ha 1,545 1000 ha Morocco
2020s 28,497 1000 ha 29,922 1000 ha 1,426 1000 ha Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, France or Morocco?
Morocco, at 30,000 1000 ha against 28,442 1000 ha in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between France and Morocco?
1,558 1000 ha, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Morocco?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do France and Morocco rank globally for agricultural land — area?
France ranks 44th and Morocco ranks 42nd of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.