Middle Africa vs Morocco: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area

Middle Africa
170.88 1000 ha
in 2024
Morocco
1,967 1000 ha
in 2024
Middle Africa rank
33rd
Morocco rank
34th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time

  • Middle Africa
  • Morocco
05001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922024

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 1,967 1000 ha against 170.88 1000 ha in Middle Africa, a difference of 1,796 1000 ha.

That makes Morocco's figure about 11.5 times Middle Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Middle Africa ranks 33rd and Morocco ranks 34th of 42 regions.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle Africa Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 100.11 1000 ha 895 1000 ha 794.89 1000 ha Morocco
1970s 113.9 1000 ha 1,049 1000 ha 935.3 1000 ha Morocco
1980s 138.81 1000 ha 1,240 1000 ha 1,101 1000 ha Morocco
1990s 151.26 1000 ha 1,264 1000 ha 1,113 1000 ha Morocco
2000s 166.18 1000 ha 1,482 1000 ha 1,316 1000 ha Morocco
2010s 168.86 1000 ha 1,738 1000 ha 1,569 1000 ha Morocco
2020s 170.88 1000 ha 1,954 1000 ha 1,783 1000 ha Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Middle Africa or Morocco?
Morocco, at 1,967 1000 ha against 170.88 1000 ha in Middle Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Middle Africa and Morocco?
1,796 1000 ha, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Morocco?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Middle Africa and Morocco rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
Middle Africa ranks 33rd and Morocco ranks 34th of 42 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Middle Africa vs Morocco: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/land-area-equipped-for-irrigation-area/middle-africa/morocco/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/land-area-equipped-for-irrigation-area/middle-africa/morocco/">Middle Africa vs Morocco: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 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.