Cropland — Share in Land area in Morocco

Morocco: Cropland — Share in Land area was 20.17 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.17 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 234 countries
All-time high
22.51 %
in 2017
All-time low
15.62 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Morocco, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.