Arable land in Morocco
Morocco: Arable land was 0.1823 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable 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 hectares per person.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 0.1823 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Morocco peaked at 0.5523 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1735 hectares per person, in 2022.
That places Morocco 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5129 hectares per person | 0.4751 hectares per person | 0.5523 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4309 hectares per person | 0.3959 hectares per person | 0.4677 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3648 hectares per person | 0.3478 hectares per person | 0.3869 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3414 hectares per person | 0.3146 hectares per person | 0.3572 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2765 hectares per person | 0.251 hectares per person | 0.3084 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2278 hectares per person | 0.1905 hectares per person | 0.2413 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1862 hectares per person | 0.1735 hectares per person | 0.1961 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Morocco?
- Arable land in Morocco was 0.1823 hectares per person 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 arable land recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5523 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1735 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Morocco rank for arable land?
- Morocco ranks 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.