Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Morocco
Morocco: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Morocco, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 0.0% for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Morocco peaked at 0.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 187th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 12% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 21% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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 share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Morocco?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Morocco was 0.0% in 2022, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Morocco ranks 187th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers 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 UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).