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

Latest (2022)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
187th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Morocco, 2000–2022

00.010.020.030.042000201120222000: 0.02 %2001: 0.02 %2002: 0.02 %2003: 0.03 %2004: 0.03 %2005: 0.03 %2006: 0.03 %2007: 0.03 %2008: 0.03 %2009: 0.03 %2010: 0.03 %2011: 0.03 %2012: 0.03 %2013: 0.03 %2014: 0.03 %2015: 0.04 %2016: 0.03 %2017: 0.03 %2018: 0.03 %2019: 0.03 %2020: 0.03 %2021: 0.03 %2022: 0.03 %

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

Annual values for Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Morocco, 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 184 Botswana 0.0% compare
  2. 184 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
  3. 184 Eswatini 0.0% compare
  4. 187 Bermuda 0.0% compare
  5. 187 Guinea 0.0% compare
  6. 187 Namibia 0.0% compare
  7. 187 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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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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Indicator
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers
Unit
%
Source
UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
208 places, 4,784 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).