Arable land use per person in Morocco
Morocco: Arable land use per person was 0.1823 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Morocco is 0.1823 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Morocco peaked at 0.5523 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1735 hectares per person, in 2022.
Morocco ranks 70th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5129 hectares per person | 0.4751 hectares per person | 0.5523 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4309 hectares per person | 0.3959 hectares per person | 0.4677 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3648 hectares per person | 0.3478 hectares per person | 0.3869 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3414 hectares per person | 0.3146 hectares per person | 0.3572 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2765 hectares per person | 0.251 hectares per person | 0.3084 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2278 hectares per person | 0.1905 hectares per person | 0.2413 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1862 hectares per person | 0.1735 hectares per person | 0.1961 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More environment data for Morocco
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 108.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.86 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.419 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0098 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 30.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0745 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Morocco?
- Arable land use per person in Morocco was 0.1823 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5523 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1735 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Morocco rank for arable land use per person?
- Morocco ranks 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.