Land use hidden — Cropland in Morocco
Morocco: Land use hidden — Cropland was 87,883 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 87,883 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Morocco peaked at 100,466 Square kilometres in 2017 and was at its lowest, 69,700 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Morocco ranks 32nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69,700 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 69,800 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 70,500 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 71,100 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 72,200 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 73,380 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 73,380 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 74,380 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 74,290 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 75,050 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 75,330 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 75,700 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 76,250 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 76,300 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 77,170 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 77,500 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 79,000 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 81,180 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 80,040 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 80,300 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 81,900 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 82,770 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 83,730 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 84,840 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 84,980 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 85,970 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 87,660 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 88,440 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 91,640 Square kilometres | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 94,430 Square kilometres | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 94,550 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 97,160 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 98,110 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 99,640 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 97,490 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 99,660 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 98,950 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 99,760 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 96,930 Square kilometres | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 96,520 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 93,700 Square kilometres | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 92,830 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 98,760 Square kilometres | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 90,410 Square kilometres | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 89,890 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 89,460 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 89,600 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 89,810 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 90,026 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 89,883 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 91,038 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 94,030 Square kilometres | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 95,850 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 90,825 Square kilometres | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 90,470 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 98,750 Square kilometres | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 100,466 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 95,258 Square kilometres | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 86,119 Square kilometres | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 89,113 Square kilometres | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 89,177 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 83,706 Square kilometres | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 87,883 Square kilometres | +5.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 87,883 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,390 Square kilometres, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 87,883 Square kilometres is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14,520 Square kilometres, 6.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72,081 Square kilometres | 69,700 Square kilometres | 74,380 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 77,352 Square kilometres | 75,050 Square kilometres | 81,180 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 85,223 Square kilometres | 80,300 Square kilometres | 91,640 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 97,668 Square kilometres | 94,430 Square kilometres | 99,760 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,101 Square kilometres | 89,460 Square kilometres | 98,760 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 93,269 Square kilometres | 86,119 Square kilometres | 100,466 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,470 Square kilometres | 83,706 Square kilometres | 89,177 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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 in Morocco?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Morocco was 87,883 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 100,466 Square kilometres in 2017.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,700 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Morocco ranks 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata