Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Morocco
Morocco: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
60th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Morocco peaked at 0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Morocco ranks 60th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Morocco, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0182 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 57 Estonia 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 North Macedonia 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Barbados 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Austria 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Armenia 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Croatia 0.0155 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Morocco?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Morocco was 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Morocco ranks 60th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — 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
Arable land — 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.