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

Latest (2024)
21.85 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 201 countries
All-time high
22.6 %
in 2019
All-time low
12.23 %
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Morocco, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 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.