Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Morocco
Morocco: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 18,490 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Morocco, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 18,490 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Morocco peaked at 19,740 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15,335 1000 ha, in 2009.
That places Morocco 27th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Morocco, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19,740 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 18,639 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 17,962 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 17,276 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 17,345 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 17,042 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 16,805 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 16,638 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 15,335 1000 ha | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 15,481 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 15,895 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 16,116 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 16,371 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 16,592 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 16,056 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 16,341 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 16,572 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 16,624 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16,867 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 17,205 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 17,593 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 18,313 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 18,512 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 18,490 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 18,490 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.37 1000 ha, 907.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 18,490 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9,557 1000 ha, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,420 1000 ha | 15,335 1000 ha | 19,740 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 16,291 1000 ha | 15,481 1000 ha | 16,867 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,023 1000 ha | 17,205 1000 ha | 18,512 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 24 Namibia 19,784 1000 ha compare
- 24 Caribbean 79.98 1000 ha compare
- 25 Cabo Verde 75.86 1000 ha compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 19,272 1000 ha compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 0.28 1000 ha compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 18,946 1000 ha compare
- 28 Somalia 17,177 1000 ha compare
- 29 Greenland 15,130 1000 ha compare
- 30 Australia and New Zealand 13,850 1000 ha 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)
- 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 terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Morocco?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Morocco was 18,490 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 19,740 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,335 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Morocco rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Morocco ranks 27th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.