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 85th of 217 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.55 % | — |
| 1962 | 12.61 % | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 12.55 % | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 12.52 % | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 12.4 % | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 12.26 % | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 12.33 % | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 12.23 % | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 12.32 % | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 12.26 % | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 12.58 % | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 12.89 % | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 13.17 % | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 13.53 % | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 13.74 % | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 14.06 % | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 14.2 % | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 14.22 % | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 14.82 % | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 15.16 % | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 14.92 % | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 14.84 % | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 14.74 % | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 14.6 % | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 14.65 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 14.52 % | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 14.28 % | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 14.19 % | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 13.73 % | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 13.32 % | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 13.31 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 12.95 % | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 12.82 % | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 12.62 % | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 12.87 % | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 12.57 % | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 12.64 % | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 12.94 % | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 13.46 % | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 14.95 % | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 15.53 % | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 15.78 % | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 14.94 % | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 16.43 % | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 16.58 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 16.71 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 16.74 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.76 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.77 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.86 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 16.7 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 16.86 % | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 17.8 % | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 18.91 % | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 19.71 % | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 18.72 % | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 18.87 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 20.11 % | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 22.6 % | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 22.26 % | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 21.94 % | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 21.62 % | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 21.85 % | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 21.85 % | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 21.85 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.25 %, 2.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 21.85 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 43.27 %, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5464 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 47.05 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 85th out of 217 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.