Iran vs Morocco: Arable land use per person

Iran
0.1733 hectares per person
in 2023
Morocco
0.1823 hectares per person
in 2023
Iran rank
73rd
Morocco rank
70th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Iran
  • Morocco
0.20.40.6196119922023

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 0.1823 hectares per person against 0.1733 hectares per person in Iran, a difference of 0.009 hectares per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 73rd and Morocco ranks 70th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6025 hectares per person 0.5129 hectares per person 0.0896 hectares per person Iran
1970s 0.4697 hectares per person 0.4309 hectares per person 0.0387 hectares per person Iran
1980s 0.3026 hectares per person 0.3648 hectares per person 0.0623 hectares per person Morocco
1990s 0.2701 hectares per person 0.3414 hectares per person 0.0713 hectares per person Morocco
2000s 0.2257 hectares per person 0.2765 hectares per person 0.0508 hectares per person Morocco
2010s 0.1837 hectares per person 0.2278 hectares per person 0.0441 hectares per person Morocco
2020s 0.1762 hectares per person 0.1862 hectares per person 0.0101 hectares per person Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Iran or Morocco?
Morocco, at 0.1823 hectares per person against 0.1733 hectares per person in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Iran and Morocco?
0.009 hectares per person, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Morocco?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran and Morocco rank globally for arable land use per person?
Iran ranks 73rd and Morocco ranks 70th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. 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 use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.