Burkina Faso vs Morocco: Land use
Burkina Faso
8.61 million hectares
in 2023
Morocco
8.79 million hectares
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
38th
Morocco rank
36th
Land use over time
- Burkina Faso
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 8.79 million hectares against 8.61 million hectares in Burkina Faso, a difference of 177,480 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 38th and Morocco ranks 36th of 223 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.02 million hectares | 7.21 million hectares | 4.19 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1970s | 3.03 million hectares | 7.74 million hectares | 4.71 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1980s | 3.32 million hectares | 8.52 million hectares | 5.20 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1990s | 4.52 million hectares | 9.77 million hectares | 5.25 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2000s | 5.81 million hectares | 9.21 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2010s | 7.39 million hectares | 9.33 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2020s | 8.47 million hectares | 8.75 million hectares | 274,752 hectares | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Burkina Faso or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 8.79 million hectares against 8.61 million hectares in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Burkina Faso and Morocco?
- 177,480 hectares, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Morocco?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Morocco rank globally for land use?
- Burkina Faso ranks 38th and Morocco ranks 36th of 223 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.