Arable land — Area in Morocco
Morocco: Arable land — Area was 7,068 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 7,068 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Morocco peaked at 9,124 1000 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6,590 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Morocco 40th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 6,792 1000 ha | 6,590 1000 ha | 7,000 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,293 1000 ha | 7,076 1000 ha | 7,658 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,928 1000 ha | 7,530 1000 ha | 8,457 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,933 1000 ha | 8,707 1000 ha | 9,124 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,326 1000 ha | 8,040 1000 ha | 9,055 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,789 1000 ha | 6,899 1000 ha | 8,419 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,075 1000 ha | 7,001 1000 ha | 7,164 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 37 Bangladesh 7,877 1000 ha compare
- 38 Afghanistan 7,811 1000 ha compare
- 39 Algeria 7,531 1000 ha compare
- 41 Italy 6,949 1000 ha compare
- 42 Yugoslav SFR 6,910 1000 ha compare
- 43 Viet Nam 6,728 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.24 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Morocco?
- Arable land — area in Morocco was 7,068 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 9,124 1000 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,590 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for arable land — area?
- Morocco ranks 40th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Arable 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.