Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Morocco

Morocco: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 47.05 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
47.05 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 208 countries
All-time high
47.05 percent
in 1994
All-time low
36.74 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Morocco, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Morocco recorded 47.05 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Morocco peaked at 47.05 percent in 1994 and was at its lowest, 36.74 percent, in 1961.

Morocco ranks 18th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 38.54 percent 36.74 percent 40.33 percent 9
1970s 42.79 percent 40.78 percent 44.81 percent 10
1980s 46.83 percent 46.83 percent 46.83 percent 10
1990s 46.96 percent 46.83 percent 47.05 percent 10
2000s 47.05 percent 47.05 percent 47.05 percent 10
2010s 47.05 percent 47.05 percent 47.05 percent 10
2020s 47.05 percent 47.05 percent 47.05 percent 4

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 16 Sudan 48.96 percent compare
  2. 17 Uzbekistan 47.92 percent compare
  3. 19 Kyrgyzstan 46.9 percent compare
  4. 20 Namibia 46.16 percent compare
  5. 21 Palestine 46.14 percent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Morocco?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Morocco was 47.05 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 47.05 percent in 1994.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 36.74 percent in 1961.
How does Morocco rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Morocco ranks 18th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
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

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).