Ethiopia vs Morocco: Land use over the long-term
Ethiopia
20.00 million hectares
in 2025
Morocco
21.00 million hectares
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
35th
Morocco rank
34th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Ethiopia
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 21.00 million hectares against 20.00 million hectares in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.00 million hectares.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Morocco ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 35th and Morocco ranks 34th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 21 and Morocco in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 915,936 hectares | 8.70 million hectares | 7.79 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1100s | 1.05 million hectares | 7.98 million hectares | 6.93 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1200s | 1.19 million hectares | 7.27 million hectares | 6.07 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1300s | 1.40 million hectares | 7.75 million hectares | 6.35 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1400s | 1.62 million hectares | 6.59 million hectares | 4.97 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1500s | 1.83 million hectares | 5.16 million hectares | 3.33 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1600s | 2.06 million hectares | 7.17 million hectares | 5.11 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1700s | 2.29 million hectares | 5.05 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1710s | 2.86 million hectares | 5.21 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1720s | 3.43 million hectares | 5.35 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1730s | 4.00 million hectares | 5.50 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1740s | 4.57 million hectares | 5.63 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1750s | 5.13 million hectares | 5.76 million hectares | 621,090 hectares | Morocco |
| 1760s | 5.70 million hectares | 5.87 million hectares | 170,700 hectares | Morocco |
| 1770s | 6.27 million hectares | 5.98 million hectares | 288,050 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1780s | 6.84 million hectares | 6.09 million hectares | 755,620 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1790s | 7.41 million hectares | 6.18 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1800s | 7.98 million hectares | 6.26 million hectares | 1.72 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1810s | 8.55 million hectares | 6.33 million hectares | 2.22 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1820s | 9.12 million hectares | 6.39 million hectares | 2.73 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1830s | 9.69 million hectares | 6.44 million hectares | 3.25 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1840s | 10.26 million hectares | 6.47 million hectares | 3.78 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1850s | 10.82 million hectares | 6.49 million hectares | 4.33 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 10.82 million hectares | 7.00 million hectares | 3.82 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 10.82 million hectares | 7.54 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 10.93 million hectares | 8.09 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 11.04 million hectares | 8.66 million hectares | 2.38 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 11.15 million hectares | 9.21 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 11.96 million hectares | 10.40 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 12.70 million hectares | 10.45 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 14.02 million hectares | 11.07 million hectares | 2.96 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 15.19 million hectares | 12.39 million hectares | 2.80 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 18.35 million hectares | 14.61 million hectares | 3.74 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 20.84 million hectares | 17.12 million hectares | 3.72 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 20.65 million hectares | 19.10 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 20.28 million hectares | 20.90 million hectares | 621,700 hectares | Morocco |
| 1990s | 20.01 million hectares | 20.96 million hectares | 948,900 hectares | Morocco |
| 2000s | 20.00 million hectares | 21.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2010s | 20.00 million hectares | 21.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2020s | 20.00 million hectares | 21.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Ethiopia or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 21.00 million hectares against 20.00 million hectares in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Ethiopia and Morocco?
- 1.00 million hectares, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Morocco?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Morocco rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th 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 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
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.