Land area — Area in Morocco
Morocco: Land area — Area was 44,630 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area in Morocco stood at 44,630 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Morocco peaked at 44,634 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 44,630 1000 ha, in 1973.
Morocco ranks 64th of 267 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land area — Area in Morocco, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44,634 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 44,634 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 44,634 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 44,634 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 44,634 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 44,634 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 44,634 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 44,634 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 44,634 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 44,634 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 44,634 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 44,634 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 44,630 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 44,630 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18,416 1000 ha, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 44,630 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16,950 1000 ha, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,634 1000 ha | 44,634 1000 ha | 44,634 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 44,631 1000 ha | 44,630 1000 ha | 44,634 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,630 1000 ha | 44,630 1000 ha | 44,630 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,630 1000 ha | 44,630 1000 ha | 44,630 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,630 1000 ha | 44,630 1000 ha | 44,630 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,630 1000 ha | 44,630 1000 ha | 44,630 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,630 1000 ha | 44,630 1000 ha | 44,630 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 61 Cameroon 47,271 1000 ha compare
- 62 Turkmenistan 46,993 1000 ha compare
- 63 Papua New Guinea 45,286 1000 ha compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 43,851 1000 ha compare
- 66 Iraq 43,413 1000 ha compare
- 67 Greenland 41,045 1000 ha 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 land area — area in Morocco?
- Land area — area in Morocco was 44,630 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 44,634 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,630 1000 ha in 1973.
- How does Morocco rank for land area — area?
- Morocco ranks 64th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.