Kenya vs Morocco: Grazing land use over the long-term

Kenya
21.30 million hectares
in 2025
Morocco
21.00 million hectares
in 2025
Kenya rank
32nd
Morocco rank
34th

Grazing land use over the long-term over time

  • Kenya
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 21.30 million hectares against 21.00 million hectares in Morocco, a difference of 300,000 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Morocco ahead.

Kenya ranks 32nd and Morocco ranks 34th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 35 and Morocco in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Morocco Difference Ahead
1000s 3.52 million hectares 8.70 million hectares 5.18 million hectares Morocco
1100s 4.14 million hectares 7.98 million hectares 3.84 million hectares Morocco
1200s 4.76 million hectares 7.27 million hectares 2.51 million hectares Morocco
1300s 5.38 million hectares 7.75 million hectares 2.38 million hectares Morocco
1400s 5.99 million hectares 6.59 million hectares 597,760 hectares Morocco
1500s 6.61 million hectares 5.16 million hectares 1.45 million hectares Kenya
1600s 7.71 million hectares 7.17 million hectares 538,530 hectares Kenya
1700s 8.81 million hectares 5.05 million hectares 3.76 million hectares Kenya
1710s 9.21 million hectares 5.21 million hectares 4.00 million hectares Kenya
1720s 9.61 million hectares 5.35 million hectares 4.25 million hectares Kenya
1730s 10.00 million hectares 5.50 million hectares 4.51 million hectares Kenya
1740s 10.40 million hectares 5.63 million hectares 4.77 million hectares Kenya
1750s 10.80 million hectares 5.76 million hectares 5.04 million hectares Kenya
1760s 10.98 million hectares 5.87 million hectares 5.10 million hectares Kenya
1770s 11.14 million hectares 5.98 million hectares 5.16 million hectares Kenya
1780s 11.30 million hectares 6.09 million hectares 5.21 million hectares Kenya
1790s 11.44 million hectares 6.18 million hectares 5.27 million hectares Kenya
1800s 11.58 million hectares 6.26 million hectares 5.32 million hectares Kenya
1810s 11.71 million hectares 6.33 million hectares 5.37 million hectares Kenya
1820s 11.82 million hectares 6.39 million hectares 5.43 million hectares Kenya
1830s 11.93 million hectares 6.44 million hectares 5.49 million hectares Kenya
1840s 12.03 million hectares 6.47 million hectares 5.55 million hectares Kenya
1850s 12.12 million hectares 6.49 million hectares 5.62 million hectares Kenya
1860s 12.61 million hectares 7.00 million hectares 5.61 million hectares Kenya
1870s 13.13 million hectares 7.54 million hectares 5.59 million hectares Kenya
1880s 13.80 million hectares 8.09 million hectares 5.71 million hectares Kenya
1890s 14.51 million hectares 8.66 million hectares 5.84 million hectares Kenya
1900s 13.53 million hectares 9.21 million hectares 4.32 million hectares Kenya
1910s 12.24 million hectares 10.40 million hectares 1.84 million hectares Kenya
1920s 11.76 million hectares 10.45 million hectares 1.31 million hectares Kenya
1930s 13.65 million hectares 11.07 million hectares 2.58 million hectares Kenya
1940s 15.38 million hectares 12.39 million hectares 2.99 million hectares Kenya
1950s 18.70 million hectares 14.61 million hectares 4.09 million hectares Kenya
1960s 21.14 million hectares 17.12 million hectares 4.02 million hectares Kenya
1970s 21.30 million hectares 19.10 million hectares 2.20 million hectares Kenya
1980s 21.30 million hectares 20.90 million hectares 400,000 hectares Kenya
1990s 21.30 million hectares 20.96 million hectares 340,000 hectares Kenya
2000s 21.30 million hectares 21.00 million hectares 300,000 hectares Kenya
2010s 21.30 million hectares 21.00 million hectares 300,000 hectares Kenya
2020s 21.30 million hectares 21.00 million hectares 300,000 hectares Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Kenya or Morocco?
Kenya, at 21.30 million hectares against 21.00 million hectares in Morocco as of 2025.
What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Kenya and Morocco?
300,000 hectares, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Morocco?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Morocco rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
Kenya ranks 32nd and Morocco ranks 34th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.