What is land use over the long-term in Morocco?

Land use over the long-term in Morocco was 21.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Morocco?

The highest recorded value was 21.00 million hectares in 1994.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Morocco?

The lowest recorded value was 5.05 million hectares in 1700.

How does Morocco rank for land use over the long-term?

Morocco ranks 34th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Morocco?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Morocco data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Morocco

Name: Land use over the long-term in Morocco
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Morocco: Land use over the long-term was 21.00 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

21.00 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

34th

of 202 countries

All-time high

21.00 million hectares

in 1994

All-time low

5.05 million hectares

in 1700

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Morocco, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2025, land use over the long-term in Morocco stood at 21.00 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Morocco peaked at 21.00 million hectares in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.05 million hectares, in 1700.

That places Morocco 34th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	8.70 million hectares	8.70 million hectares	8.70 million hectares	1
1100s	7.98 million hectares	7.98 million hectares	7.98 million hectares	1
1200s	7.27 million hectares	7.27 million hectares	7.27 million hectares	1
1300s	7.75 million hectares	7.75 million hectares	7.75 million hectares	1
1400s	6.59 million hectares	6.59 million hectares	6.59 million hectares	1
1500s	5.16 million hectares	5.16 million hectares	5.16 million hectares	1
1600s	7.17 million hectares	7.17 million hectares	7.17 million hectares	1
1700s	5.05 million hectares	5.05 million hectares	5.05 million hectares	1
1710s	5.21 million hectares	5.21 million hectares	5.21 million hectares	1
1720s	5.35 million hectares	5.35 million hectares	5.35 million hectares	1
1730s	5.50 million hectares	5.50 million hectares	5.50 million hectares	1
1740s	5.63 million hectares	5.63 million hectares	5.63 million hectares	1
1750s	5.76 million hectares	5.76 million hectares	5.76 million hectares	1
1760s	5.87 million hectares	5.87 million hectares	5.87 million hectares	1
1770s	5.98 million hectares	5.98 million hectares	5.98 million hectares	1
1780s	6.09 million hectares	6.09 million hectares	6.09 million hectares	1
1790s	6.18 million hectares	6.18 million hectares	6.18 million hectares	1
1800s	6.26 million hectares	6.26 million hectares	6.26 million hectares	1
1810s	6.33 million hectares	6.33 million hectares	6.33 million hectares	1
1820s	6.39 million hectares	6.39 million hectares	6.39 million hectares	1
1830s	6.44 million hectares	6.44 million hectares	6.44 million hectares	1
1840s	6.47 million hectares	6.47 million hectares	6.47 million hectares	1
1850s	6.49 million hectares	6.49 million hectares	6.49 million hectares	1
1860s	7.00 million hectares	7.00 million hectares	7.00 million hectares	1
1870s	7.54 million hectares	7.54 million hectares	7.54 million hectares	1
1880s	8.09 million hectares	8.09 million hectares	8.09 million hectares	1
1890s	8.66 million hectares	8.66 million hectares	8.66 million hectares	1
1900s	9.21 million hectares	9.21 million hectares	9.21 million hectares	1
1910s	10.40 million hectares	10.40 million hectares	10.40 million hectares	1
1920s	10.45 million hectares	10.45 million hectares	10.45 million hectares	1
1930s	11.07 million hectares	11.07 million hectares	11.07 million hectares	1
1940s	12.39 million hectares	12.39 million hectares	12.39 million hectares	1
1950s	14.61 million hectares	13.23 million hectares	16.08 million hectares	10
1960s	17.12 million hectares	16.40 million hectares	18.00 million hectares	10
1970s	19.10 million hectares	18.20 million hectares	20.00 million hectares	10
1980s	20.90 million hectares	20.90 million hectares	20.90 million hectares	10
1990s	20.96 million hectares	20.90 million hectares	21.00 million hectares	10
2000s	21.00 million hectares	21.00 million hectares	21.00 million hectares	10
2010s	21.00 million hectares	21.00 million hectares	21.00 million hectares	10
2020s	21.00 million hectares	21.00 million hectares	21.00 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Morocco

31 Yemen 22.00 million hectares compare
32 Kenya 21.30 million hectares compare
33 Uzbekistan 21.25 million hectares compare
35 Ethiopia 20.00 million hectares compare
35 Zambia 20.00 million hectares compare
37 Venezuela 18.20 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Morocco

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 108.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.86 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.419 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0098 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 30.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0745 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Morocco?: Land use over the long-term in Morocco was 21.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Morocco?: The highest recorded value was 21.00 million hectares in 1994.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Morocco?: The lowest recorded value was 5.05 million hectares in 1700.
How does Morocco rank for land use over the long-term?: Morocco ranks 34th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Morocco?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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