Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Morocco
Morocco: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 1,055 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Morocco, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Morocco is 1,055 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 165.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Morocco peaked at 1,055 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 214.08 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Morocco ranks 47th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 214.08 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 396.98 Square kilometres | +85.4% |
| 2015 | 686.88 Square kilometres | +73.0% |
| 2020 | 917.34 Square kilometres | +33.6% |
| 2022 | 1,055 Square kilometres | +15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 214.08 Square kilometres | 214.08 Square kilometres | 214.08 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 541.93 Square kilometres | 396.98 Square kilometres | 686.88 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 986.41 Square kilometres | 917.34 Square kilometres | 1,055 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 44 Belarus 1,189 Square kilometres compare
- 45 Mauritania 138.05 Square kilometres compare
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- 46 Norway 1,108 Square kilometres compare
- 48 Turkmenistan 1,036 Square kilometres compare
- 49 Austria 1,028 Square kilometres compare
- 49 Lesotho 94.68 Square kilometres compare
- 50 Bangladesh 1,027 Square kilometres compare
- 50 Equatorial Guinea 81.99 Square kilometres 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 32.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0264 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 15.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Morocco?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Morocco was 1,055 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1,055 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 214.08 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Morocco rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Morocco ranks 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation