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
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Morocco, 1961–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 16 Sudan 48.96 percent compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 47.92 percent compare
- 19 Kyrgyzstan 46.9 percent compare
- 20 Namibia 46.16 percent compare
- 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
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).