Agricultural land — Area in Morocco

Morocco: Agricultural land — Area was 30,000 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30,000 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 237 countries
All-time high
31,047 1000 ha
in 2017
All-time low
23,370 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Area in Morocco, 1961–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Morocco is 30,000 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Morocco peaked at 31,047 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23,370 1000 ha, in 1961.

Morocco ranks 42nd of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24,408 1000 ha 23,370 1000 ha 25,429 1000 ha 9
1970s 26,835 1000 ha 25,705 1000 ha 28,004 1000 ha 10
1980s 29,422 1000 ha 28,930 1000 ha 30,064 1000 ha 10
1990s 30,727 1000 ha 30,343 1000 ha 30,976 1000 ha 10
2000s 30,210 1000 ha 29,946 1000 ha 30,876 1000 ha 10
2010s 30,296 1000 ha 29,612 1000 ha 31,047 1000 ha 10
2020s 29,922 1000 ha 29,741 1000 ha 30,000 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 39 Afghanistan 38,082 1000 ha compare
  2. 40 Democratic Republic of the Congo 36,710 1000 ha compare
  3. 41 Pakistan 36,389 1000 ha compare
  4. 43 Kenya 29,066 1000 ha compare
  5. 44 France 28,442 1000 ha compare
  6. 45 South Sudan 28,251 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — area in Morocco?
Agricultural land — area in Morocco was 30,000 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 31,047 1000 ha in 2017.
What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 23,370 1000 ha in 1961.
How does Morocco rank for agricultural land — area?
Morocco ranks 42nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.