Morocco vs South America: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Morocco
- South America
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 67.22 % against 28.49 % in South America, a difference of 38.73 %.
That makes Morocco's figure about 2.4 times South America's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 27th and South America ranks 25th of 220 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.68 % | 26.39 % | 28.29 % | Morocco |
| 1970s | 60.13 % | 28.73 % | 31.4 % | Morocco |
| 1980s | 65.92 % | 31 % | 34.92 % | Morocco |
| 1990s | 68.85 % | 30.86 % | 37.99 % | Morocco |
| 2000s | 67.69 % | 30.9 % | 36.79 % | Morocco |
| 2010s | 67.88 % | 30.85 % | 37.03 % | Morocco |
| 2020s | 67.05 % | 28.55 % | 38.5 % | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Morocco or South America?
- Morocco, at 67.22 % against 28.49 % in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Morocco and South America?
- 38.73 %, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and South America rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Morocco ranks 27th and South America ranks 25th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.