Land use hidden — Other areas in Morocco
Morocco: Land use hidden — Other areas was 90,679 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 90,679 Square kilometres for land use hidden — other areas in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Morocco peaked at 212,640 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 78,719 Square kilometres, in 2017.
That places Morocco 47th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 212,640 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 210,540 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 207,840 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 205,240 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 202,140 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 198,960 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 196,960 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 193,960 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 192,050 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 189,290 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 187,010 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 184,640 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 182,050 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 180,000 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 177,130 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 174,800 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 171,300 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 167,120 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 166,260 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 157,000 Square kilometres | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 155,400 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 154,530 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 153,570 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 152,460 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 152,320 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 151,330 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 149,640 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 148,860 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 145,660 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 88,017 Square kilometres | -39.6% |
| 1991 | 87,876 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 85,245 Square kilometres | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 84,273 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 81,722 Square kilometres | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 83,851 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 81,660 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 82,348 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 81,517 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 84,326 Square kilometres | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 84,715 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 87,367 Square kilometres | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 88,068 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 81,970 Square kilometres | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 90,152 Square kilometres | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 90,504 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 90,766 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 90,458 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 90,080 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 89,696 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 89,671 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 88,496 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 85,484 Square kilometres | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 83,644 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 88,648 Square kilometres | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 88,983 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 80,552 Square kilometres | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 78,719 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 83,826 Square kilometres | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 92,860 Square kilometres | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 89,762 Square kilometres | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 89,593 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 94,960 Square kilometres | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 90,679 Square kilometres | -4.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 90,679 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43,008 Square kilometres, 2.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 90,679 Square kilometres is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 90,679 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -39.6% | 145,660 Square kilometres | 88,017 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 202,259 Square kilometres | 192,050 Square kilometres | 212,640 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 177,960 Square kilometres | 166,260 Square kilometres | 189,290 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 152,077 Square kilometres | 145,660 Square kilometres | 157,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 84,084 Square kilometres | 81,517 Square kilometres | 88,017 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 88,378 Square kilometres | 81,970 Square kilometres | 90,766 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,088 Square kilometres | 78,719 Square kilometres | 92,860 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,249 Square kilometres | 89,593 Square kilometres | 94,960 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 — other areas in Morocco?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Morocco was 90,679 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 212,640 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,719 Square kilometres in 2017.
- How does Morocco rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Morocco ranks 47th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Other areas. 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