Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Morocco
Morocco: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0698 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0524 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Morocco stood at 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Morocco peaked at 0.0698 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0524 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Morocco 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Morocco, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0524 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0528 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0534 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.054 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0547 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0559 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0586 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0603 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0616 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0652 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0654 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0656 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0658 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0659 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0665 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0666 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0686 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0688 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0694 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0689 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0694 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0694 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0688 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0687 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0679 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0673 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0675 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0681 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0678 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0673 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0694 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0698 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0686 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0665 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0668 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0547 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0524 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0659 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0688 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0694 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0677 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0665 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0698 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0668 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 23 Isle of Man 0.0691 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Mongolia 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Togo 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Lebanon 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Palestine 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Denmark 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Morocco?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Morocco was 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0698 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0524 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Morocco ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.