Land use in Morocco
Morocco: Land use was 8.79 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use in Morocco is 8.79 million hectares, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Morocco peaked at 10.05 million hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.97 million hectares, in 1961.
That places Morocco 36th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.21 million hectares | 6.97 million hectares | 7.44 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.74 million hectares | 7.50 million hectares | 8.12 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.52 million hectares | 8.03 million hectares | 9.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.77 million hectares | 9.44 million hectares | 9.98 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.21 million hectares | 8.95 million hectares | 9.88 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.33 million hectares | 8.61 million hectares | 10.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.75 million hectares | 8.37 million hectares | 8.92 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Morocco?
- Land use in Morocco was 8.79 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 10.05 million hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.97 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for land use?
- Morocco ranks 36th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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