Cropland — Area per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.24 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Morocco stood at 0.24 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Morocco peaked at 0.58 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.24 ha/cap, in 2019.
Morocco ranks 69th of 232 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5444 ha/cap | 0.5 ha/cap | 0.58 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.459 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.5 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.391 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.373 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.306 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.271 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Morocco?
- Cropland — area per capita in Morocco was 0.24 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.58 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 ha/cap in 2019.
- How does Morocco rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Morocco ranks 69th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.