Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Morocco
Morocco: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 1,967 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Morocco is 1,967 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Morocco peaked at 1,967 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 875 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Morocco 36th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 895 1000 ha | 875 1000 ha | 915 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,049 1000 ha | 920 1000 ha | 1,186 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,240 1000 ha | 1,217 1000 ha | 1,258 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,264 1000 ha | 1,251 1000 ha | 1,305 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,482 1000 ha | 1,443 1000 ha | 1,510 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,738 1000 ha | 1,515 1000 ha | 1,946 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,954 1000 ha | 1,946 1000 ha | 1,967 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 33 Argentina 2,100 1000 ha compare
- 34 Greece 2,001 1000 ha compare
- 35 Turkmenistan 1,995 1000 ha compare
- 37 Sudan (former) 1,890 1000 ha compare
- 38 Sudan 1,852 1000 ha compare
- 39 Azerbaijan 1,491 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 21.85 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.24 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Morocco?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Morocco was 1,967 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1,967 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 875 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Morocco ranks 36th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.