Other land — Area in Morocco
Morocco: Other land — Area was 8,847 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 8,847 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Morocco peaked at 9,237 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,804 1000 ha, in 2017.
Morocco ranks 60th of 259 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Morocco, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,586 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,574 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 8,313 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 8,219 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 7,966 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 8,181 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 7,964 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 8,036 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 7,955 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 8,238 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 8,279 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 8,562 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 8,649 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 8,056 1000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 8,892 1000 ha | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 8,944 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 8,987 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 8,973 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8,953 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8,931 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 8,946 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 8,832 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 8,534 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 8,657 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8,856 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 8,893 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 7,976 1000 ha | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 7,804 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 8,324 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 9,237 1000 ha | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 9,107 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 8,977 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 8,848 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 8,847 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 8,847 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 8,847 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,185 1000 ha, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 8,847 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,072 1000 ha, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,203 1000 ha | 7,955 1000 ha | 8,586 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,723 1000 ha | 8,056 1000 ha | 8,987 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,606 1000 ha | 7,804 1000 ha | 9,237 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,925 1000 ha | 8,847 1000 ha | 9,107 1000 ha | 5 |
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 other land — area in Morocco?
- Other land — area in Morocco was 8,847 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 9,237 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,804 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Morocco rank for other land — area?
- Morocco ranks 60th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.