Canada vs Morocco: Area of permanent meadows and pastures

Canada
18.56 million hectares
in 2023
Morocco
21.00 million hectares
in 2023
Canada rank
38th
Morocco rank
35th

Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time

  • Canada
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 21.00 million hectares against 18.56 million hectares in Canada, a difference of 2.44 million hectares.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 38th and Morocco ranks 35th of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 25.24 million hectares 17.20 million hectares 8.04 million hectares Canada
1970s 23.71 million hectares 19.10 million hectares 4.61 million hectares Canada
1980s 19.95 million hectares 20.90 million hectares 947,600 hectares Morocco
1990s 20.03 million hectares 20.96 million hectares 930,600 hectares Morocco
2000s 21.02 million hectares 21.00 million hectares 18,000 hectares Canada
2010s 19.62 million hectares 21.00 million hectares 1.38 million hectares Morocco
2020s 18.60 million hectares 21.00 million hectares 2.40 million hectares Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Canada or Morocco?
Morocco, at 21.00 million hectares against 18.56 million hectares in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Canada and Morocco?
2.44 million hectares, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Morocco?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Morocco rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?
Canada ranks 38th and Morocco ranks 35th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Area of permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.