Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Morocco
Morocco: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 1,764 1000 ha in 2019. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Morocco, 2004–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2019, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Morocco stood at 1,764 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Morocco peaked at 1,772 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,162 1000 ha, in 2006.
That places Morocco 18th out of 91 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Morocco, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,291 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 1,291 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,162 1000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 1,224 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1,317 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 1,370 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1,364 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,386 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,444 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1,501 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1,558 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,615 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1,672 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1,772 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 1,705 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1,764 1000 ha | +3.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1,764 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,004 1000 ha, 1.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1,764 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 392 1000 ha, 4.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,276 1000 ha | 1,162 1000 ha | 1,370 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,578 1000 ha | 1,364 1000 ha | 1,772 1000 ha | 10 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 15 Italy 2,185 1000 ha compare
- 16 Australia 1,945 1000 ha compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 1,928 1000 ha compare
- 19 Myanmar 1,714 1000 ha
- 20 Turkmenistan 1,646 1000 ha
- 21 Japan 1,573 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Morocco?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Morocco was 1,764 1000 ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1,772 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,162 1000 ha in 2006.
- How does Morocco rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Morocco ranks 18th out of 91 countries with data for 2019.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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 Agriculture area actually irrigated — 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.