Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Morocco

Morocco: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 23.56 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
23.56 %
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
147th
of 231 countries
All-time high
29.47 %
in 1994
All-time low
23.3 %
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Morocco, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 23.56 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Morocco peaked at 29.47 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 23.3 %, in 2019.

Morocco ranks 147th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27.83 % 27.53 % 28.2 % 9
1970s 27.18 % 26.8 % 27.53 % 10
1980s 26.94 % 26.03 % 28.13 % 10
1990s 29.07 % 28.7 % 29.47 % 10
2000s 27.55 % 26.8 % 29.33 % 10
2010s 25.7 % 23.3 % 27.12 % 10
2020s 23.65 % 23.54 % 23.88 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Morocco?
Arable land — share in agricultural land in Morocco was 23.56 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 29.47 % in 1994.
What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 23.3 % in 2019.
How does Morocco rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Morocco ranks 147th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.