Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Morocco

Morocco: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.1856 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1856
Change on year
up 21.4%
World rank
140th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.153
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Morocco, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.81196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Morocco stood at 0.1856.

The figure is up 21.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Morocco peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.153, in 2022.

That places Morocco 140th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.7068 0.4867 1 9
1970s 0.5921 0.529 0.6971 10
1980s 0.5019 0.3601 0.6766 10
1990s 0.416 0.3221 0.5818 10
2000s 0.3024 0.2128 0.4432 10
2010s 0.197 0.1628 0.2392 10
2020s 0.1719 0.153 0.1959 4

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 137 Indonesia 0.1935 compare
  2. 138 India 0.19 compare
  3. 139 Burkina Faso 0.186 compare
  4. 141 Kenya 0.183 compare
  5. 142 Central African Republic 0.1806 compare
  6. 143 Honduras 0.1806 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Morocco?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Morocco was 0.1856 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 0.153 in 2022.
How does Morocco rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Morocco ranks 140th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).