How does Morocco rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Morocco ranks 54th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Morocco?

Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Morocco

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Morocco
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Morocco: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 173.78 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

173.78 1000 ha

Change on year

up 3.4%

World rank

54th

of 241 countries

All-time high

173.78 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

76.05 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Morocco, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Morocco is 173.78 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Morocco peaked at 173.78 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.05 1000 ha, in 1992.

That places Morocco 54th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	84 1000 ha	76.05 1000 ha	91.89 1000 ha	8
2000s	108.82 1000 ha	94.58 1000 ha	121.43 1000 ha	10
2010s	143.6 1000 ha	124.26 1000 ha	163.35 1000 ha	10
2020s	168.42 1000 ha	163.35 1000 ha	173.78 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Morocco

51 Austria 180.96 1000 ha compare
52 Bulgaria 175.84 1000 ha compare
53 Côte d'Ivoire 175.81 1000 ha compare
55 Sudan 172.36 1000 ha compare
56 China, Taiwan Province of 168.21 1000 ha compare
57 Greece 165.41 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Morocco

Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 140,000 t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 140,000 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 17,640 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 9,570 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 31,039 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 38,940 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 712,772 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 836,530 t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Morocco?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Morocco was 173.78 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Morocco?: The highest recorded value was 173.78 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Morocco?: The lowest recorded value was 76.05 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Morocco rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Morocco ranks 54th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Morocco?: Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.