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 87th of 252 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.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.62 % | — |
| 1962 | 15.64 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 15.8 % | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 15.93 % | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 16.18 % | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 16.44 % | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 16.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 16.66 % | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 16.64 % | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 16.81 % | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 16.88 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 16.96 % | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 17.08 % | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 17.1 % | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 17.29 % | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 17.37 % | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 17.7 % | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 18.19 % | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 17.93 % | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 17.99 % | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 18.35 % | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 18.55 % | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 18.76 % | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 19.01 % | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 19.04 % | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 19.26 % | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 19.64 % | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 19.82 % | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 20.53 % | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 21.16 % | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 21.19 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 21.77 % | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 21.98 % | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 22.33 % | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 21.84 % | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 22.33 % | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 22.17 % | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 22.35 % | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 21.72 % | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 21.63 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 20.99 % | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 20.8 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 22.13 % | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 20.26 % | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 20.14 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 20.04 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 20.08 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 20.12 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 20.17 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 20.14 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 20.4 % | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 21.07 % | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 20.8 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 20.35 % | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 20.27 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 22.13 % | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 22.51 % | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 21.34 % | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 19.3 % | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 19.59 % | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 19.88 % | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 20.17 % | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 20.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.17 % | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 20.17 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 %, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 20.17 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.77 %, 4.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- 84 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 21.16 % compare
- 85 Grenada 20.35 % compare
- 86 Senegal 20.32 % compare
- 88 British Virgin Islands 19.87 % compare
- 89 Montserrat 19.61 % compare
- 90 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.54 % compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (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 87th out of 252 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.