Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Morocco
Morocco: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 3.11 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 3.11 kg/ha for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Morocco peaked at 3.89 kg/ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4507 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Morocco 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Morocco, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4507 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.5017 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.482 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4557 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5426 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6359 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6579 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7967 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7886 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8183 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9516 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1972 | 1 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 1.1 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 1.08 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.07 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.29 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 1.19 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 1.23 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.31 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 1.29 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.42 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 1.29 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 1.51 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 1.42 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 1.69 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1986 | 1.85 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 1.79 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 2.03 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 1.84 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 1.98 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 1.74 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 1.59 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 1.92 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 1994 | 1.57 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1995 | 1.71 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 1.49 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 1.98 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 1998 | 1.96 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.32 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2000 | 2.4 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.38 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.89 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 2.35 kg/ha | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 2.81 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 3.89 kg/ha | +38.3% |
| 2006 | 3.79 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.62 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.33 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 2.55 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 2.82 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 2.83 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.39 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 2.87 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 2.98 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.68 kg/ha | -45.8% |
| 2017 | 2.89 kg/ha | +72.0% |
| 2018 | 2.69 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 2.72 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.07 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 3.08 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.28 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 3.11 kg/ha | -5.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 3.11 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.04 kg/ha, 77% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 3.11 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.7 kg/ha, 27% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5902 kg/ha | 0.4507 kg/ha | 0.7967 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 kg/ha | 0.8183 kg/ha | 1.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.61 kg/ha | 1.29 kg/ha | 2.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha | 2.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 kg/ha | 2.35 kg/ha | 3.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 kg/ha | 1.68 kg/ha | 3.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.13 kg/ha | 3.07 kg/ha | 3.28 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Morocco?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Morocco was 3.11 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 3.89 kg/ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4507 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Morocco ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, published as part of Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).