Algeria vs Morocco: Land use
Algeria
8.54 million hectares
in 2023
Morocco
8.79 million hectares
in 2023
Algeria rank
40th
Morocco rank
37th
Land use over time
- Algeria
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 8.79 million hectares against 8.54 million hectares in Algeria, a difference of 250,570 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 40th and Morocco ranks 37th of 224 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.84 million hectares | 7.21 million hectares | 370,667 hectares | Morocco |
| 1970s | 7.30 million hectares | 7.74 million hectares | 433,600 hectares | Morocco |
| 1980s | 7.53 million hectares | 8.52 million hectares | 997,100 hectares | Morocco |
| 1990s | 8.02 million hectares | 9.77 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2000s | 8.30 million hectares | 9.21 million hectares | 906,890 hectares | Morocco |
| 2010s | 8.45 million hectares | 9.33 million hectares | 876,199 hectares | Morocco |
| 2020s | 8.50 million hectares | 8.75 million hectares | 244,695 hectares | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Algeria or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 8.79 million hectares against 8.54 million hectares in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Algeria and Morocco?
- 250,570 hectares, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Morocco?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Morocco rank globally for land use?
- Algeria ranks 40th and Morocco ranks 37th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.