Land area in hectares in Morocco
Morocco: Land area in hectares was 44.63 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
44.63 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 238 countries
All-time high
44.63 million hectares
in 1961
All-time low
44.63 million hectares
in 1973
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area in hectares in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land area in hectares in Morocco stood at 44.63 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Morocco peaked at 44.63 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 44.63 million hectares, in 1973.
That places Morocco 56th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Land area in hectares in Morocco, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44.63 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 44.63 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44.63 million hectares | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 44.63 million hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.25 million hectares, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 44.63 million hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.36 million hectares, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.63 million hectares | 44.63 million hectares | 44.63 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.63 million hectares | 44.63 million hectares | 44.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.63 million hectares | 44.63 million hectares | 44.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.63 million hectares | 44.63 million hectares | 44.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.63 million hectares | 44.63 million hectares | 44.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.63 million hectares | 44.63 million hectares | 44.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.63 million hectares | 44.63 million hectares | 44.63 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 53 Cameroon 47.27 million hectares compare
- 54 Turkmenistan 46.99 million hectares compare
- 55 Papua New Guinea 45.29 million hectares compare
- 57 Uzbekistan 44.06 million hectares compare
- 58 Iraq 43.41 million hectares compare
- 59 Greenland 41.05 million hectares compare
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares in Morocco?
- Land area in hectares in Morocco was 44.63 million hectares 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 land area in hectares recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 44.63 million hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.63 million hectares in 1973.
- How does Morocco rank for land area in hectares?
- Morocco ranks 56th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.