Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Morocco
Morocco: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Morocco is 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Morocco peaked at 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Morocco 52nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Morocco, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +30.7% | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 49 Israel 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Palau 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Cameroon 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Fiji 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Maldives 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Morocco?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Morocco was 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Morocco ranks 52nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.