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
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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

Indicator
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

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