Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Morocco
Morocco: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 21.85 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Morocco stood at 21.85 %.
The figure is up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Morocco peaked at 22.6 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.23 %, in 1968.
Morocco ranks 78th of 201 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 | 12.42 % | 12.23 % | 12.61 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.55 % | 12.26 % | 14.82 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.56 % | 13.73 % | 15.16 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.95 % | 12.57 % | 13.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.12 % | 14.94 % | 16.77 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.71 % | 16.7 % | 22.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9 % | 21.62 % | 22.26 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More environment data for Morocco
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.24 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Morocco?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Morocco was 21.85 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.23 % in 1968.
- How does Morocco rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Morocco ranks 78th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.