Cropland — Share in Land area in Morocco
Morocco: Cropland — Share in Land area was 20.17 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Morocco is 20.17 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Morocco peaked at 22.51 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.62 %, in 1961.
Morocco ranks 81st of 234 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.15 % | 15.62 % | 16.66 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.33 % | 16.81 % | 18.19 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.1 % | 17.99 % | 20.53 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.88 % | 21.16 % | 22.35 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.64 % | 20.04 % | 22.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.83 % | 19.3 % | 22.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 % | 19.59 % | 20.17 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 78 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 21.16 % compare
- 79 Grenada 20.35 % compare
- 80 Senegal 20.32 % compare
- 82 British Virgin Islands 19.87 % compare
- 83 Montserrat 19.61 % compare
- 84 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.54 % compare
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 — share in land area in Morocco?
- Cropland — share in land area in Morocco was 20.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 22.51 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.62 % in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Morocco ranks 81st out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Cropland — Share in Land area. 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.