Italy vs Morocco: Arable land — Area

Italy
6,949 1000 ha
in 2024
Morocco
7,068 1000 ha
in 2024
Italy rank
41st
Morocco rank
40th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Italy
  • Morocco
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 7,068 1000 ha against 6,949 1000 ha in Italy, a difference of 119 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 41st and Morocco ranks 40th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 12,539 1000 ha 6,792 1000 ha 5,747 1000 ha Italy
1970s 9,648 1000 ha 7,293 1000 ha 2,355 1000 ha Italy
1980s 9,178 1000 ha 7,928 1000 ha 1,251 1000 ha Italy
1990s 8,528 1000 ha 8,933 1000 ha 404.6 1000 ha Morocco
2000s 7,750 1000 ha 8,326 1000 ha 576.46 1000 ha Morocco
2010s 6,781 1000 ha 7,789 1000 ha 1,008 1000 ha Morocco
2020s 7,088 1000 ha 7,075 1000 ha 12.34 1000 ha Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Italy or Morocco?
Morocco, at 7,068 1000 ha against 6,949 1000 ha in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Italy and Morocco?
119 1000 ha, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Morocco?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Italy and Morocco rank globally for arable land — area?
Italy ranks 41st and Morocco ranks 40th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.