Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Morocco
Morocco: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.1969 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1969 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
62nd
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.2251 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.1562 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Morocco stood at 0.1969 Square kilometres per square kilometre.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Morocco peaked at 0.2251 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1562 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Morocco 62nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1562 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1564 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.158 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1593 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1618 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1644 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1644 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1666 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1664 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1681 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1688 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1696 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1708 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.171 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1729 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.177 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1819 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1793 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1799 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1835 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1855 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1876 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1901 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1904 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1926 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1964 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1982 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2053 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2116 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2119 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2177 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2198 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2233 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2184 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2233 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2217 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2235 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2172 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2163 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2099 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.208 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2213 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2026 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2014 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2004 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2008 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2012 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2017 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2014 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.204 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2107 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2148 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2027 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2213 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2251 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2134 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.193 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1997 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1998 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1876 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1969 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.1969 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1495 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.1969 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0408 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1615 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1562 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1666 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1733 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1681 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1819 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.191 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1799 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2053 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2188 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2116 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2235 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2064 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2004 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2213 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.209 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.193 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2251 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.196 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1876 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1998 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 59 Senegal 0.2031 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 60 Nauru 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 61 Portugal 0.1973 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 63 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1962 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 64 Myanmar 0.1918 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 65 Barbados 0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Morocco?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Morocco was 0.1969 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2251 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1562 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Morocco ranks 62nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.