What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Morocco?

The highest recorded value was 310,465 sq. km in 2017.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Morocco?

The lowest recorded value was 233,700 sq. km in 1961.

How does Morocco rank for agricultural land?

Morocco ranks 38th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in Morocco?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Agricultural land in Morocco

Name: Agricultural land in Morocco
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Morocco: Agricultural land was 297,883 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

297,883 sq. km

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

38th

of 210 countries

All-time high

310,465 sq. km

in 2017

All-time low

233,700 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land in Morocco, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural land in Morocco is 297,883 sq. km, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in Morocco peaked at 310,465 sq. km in 2017 and was at its lowest, 233,700 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Morocco 38th out of 210 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	244,081 sq. km	233,700 sq. km	254,290 sq. km	9
1970s	268,352 sq. km	257,050 sq. km	280,040 sq. km	10
1980s	294,223 sq. km	289,300 sq. km	300,640 sq. km	10
1990s	307,268 sq. km	303,430 sq. km	309,760 sq. km	10
2000s	302,101 sq. km	299,460 sq. km	308,760 sq. km	10
2010s	303,269 sq. km	296,119 sq. km	310,465 sq. km	10
2020s	297,470 sq. km	293,706 sq. km	299,177 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Morocco

35 Afghanistan 381,160 sq. km compare
36 Pakistan 359,950 sq. km compare
37 Democratic Republic of Congo 350,957 sq. km compare
39 Kenya 287,687 sq. km compare
40 South Sudan 283,472 sq. km compare
41 France 282,972 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Morocco

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Rural population 36.9% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
Rural population 14.17 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.5% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.23 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.58 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 1,240 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 3.21 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in Morocco?: Agricultural land in Morocco was 297,883 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Morocco?: The highest recorded value was 310,465 sq. km in 2017.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Morocco?: The lowest recorded value was 233,700 sq. km in 1961.
How does Morocco rank for agricultural land?: Morocco ranks 38th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in Morocco?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.