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

Morocco ranks 56th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 MODIS. 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 220.92 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

220.92 1000 ha

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

56th

of 240 countries

All-time high

220.92 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

206.89 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Morocco, 2001–2024

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

Analysis

Morocco recorded 220.92 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Morocco peaked at 220.92 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 206.89 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Morocco 56th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	207.79 1000 ha	206.89 1000 ha	209.12 1000 ha	9
2010s	212.33 1000 ha	209.7 1000 ha	215.06 1000 ha	10
2020s	217.84 1000 ha	215.49 1000 ha	220.92 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Morocco

53 Azerbaijan 235.26 1000 ha compare
54 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 228.47 1000 ha compare
55 Austria 221.39 1000 ha compare
57 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 218.8 1000 ha compare
58 Greece 215.18 1000 ha compare
59 Serbia and Montenegro 204.43 1000 ha compare

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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)
Arable land — Area 7,068 1000 ha (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 220.92 1000 ha in 2024, 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 220.92 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Morocco?: The lowest recorded value was 206.89 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Morocco rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Morocco ranks 56th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Morocco?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 MODIS. 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 MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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.