Agricultural land — Area in Morocco
Morocco: Agricultural land — Area was 30,000 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Morocco, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 39 Afghanistan 38,082 1000 ha compare
- 40 Democratic Republic of the Congo 36,710 1000 ha compare
- 41 Pakistan 36,389 1000 ha compare
- 43 Kenya 29,066 1000 ha compare
- 44 France 28,442 1000 ha compare
- 45 South Sudan 28,251 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 21.85 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,967 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 25 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 47.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 70 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 21,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.44 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,932 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.56 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,068 1000 ha (2024)
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
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.