Urban area over the long-term in Morocco
Morocco: Urban area over the long-term was 2,151 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2,151 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
59th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,151 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.006 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Morocco, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 2,151 km² per grid cell for urban area over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Morocco peaked at 2,151 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.006 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
That places Morocco 59th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area over the long-term in Morocco, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.006 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 0.0171 km² per grid cell | +185.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0487 km² per grid cell | +184.2% |
| 1300 | 0.1632 km² per grid cell | +235.0% |
| 1400 | 0.4384 km² per grid cell | +168.7% |
| 1500 | 1.1 km² per grid cell | +150.0% |
| 1600 | 4.93 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1700 | 11.51 km² per grid cell | +133.3% |
| 1710 | 13.52 km² per grid cell | +17.5% |
| 1720 | 15.42 km² per grid cell | +14.0% |
| 1730 | 17.55 km² per grid cell | +13.8% |
| 1740 | 19.95 km² per grid cell | +13.7% |
| 1750 | 22.65 km² per grid cell | +13.5% |
| 1760 | 25.69 km² per grid cell | +13.4% |
| 1770 | 29.09 km² per grid cell | +13.3% |
| 1780 | 32.91 km² per grid cell | +13.1% |
| 1790 | 37.2 km² per grid cell | +13.0% |
| 1800 | 42 km² per grid cell | +12.9% |
| 1810 | 47.38 km² per grid cell | +12.8% |
| 1820 | 53.41 km² per grid cell | +12.7% |
| 1830 | 60.15 km² per grid cell | +12.6% |
| 1840 | 67.69 km² per grid cell | +12.5% |
| 1850 | 76.12 km² per grid cell | +12.5% |
| 1860 | 92.19 km² per grid cell | +21.1% |
| 1870 | 111.64 km² per grid cell | +21.1% |
| 1880 | 135.2 km² per grid cell | +21.1% |
| 1890 | 163.71 km² per grid cell | +21.1% |
| 1900 | 192.05 km² per grid cell | +17.3% |
| 1910 | 251.95 km² per grid cell | +31.2% |
| 1920 | 280.19 km² per grid cell | +11.2% |
| 1930 | 306.79 km² per grid cell | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 317.06 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1950 | 317.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 317.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 317.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 317.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 317.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 317.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 317.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 317.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 317.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 317.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 317.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 320.08 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 326.8 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 334.09 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 342.12 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 350.96 km² per grid cell | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 360.76 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 371.49 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 383.07 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 394.92 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 405.74 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 419 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 434.31 km² per grid cell | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 450.82 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 468.88 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 507.78 km² per grid cell | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 528.07 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 549.87 km² per grid cell | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 573.41 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 598.95 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 626.61 km² per grid cell | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 653.55 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 682.61 km² per grid cell | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 713.24 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 744.76 km² per grid cell | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 776.55 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 810.03 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 841.09 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 869.31 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 897.78 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 926.67 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 958.17 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 990.01 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1,022 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1,054 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1,080 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1,106 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1,131 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1,157 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1,182 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1,207 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1,237 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,267 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1,297 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1,329 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1,362 km² per grid cell | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1,395 km² per grid cell | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1,430 km² per grid cell | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,466 km² per grid cell | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1,504 km² per grid cell | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1,523 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,560 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,597 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1,634 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,673 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,712 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,751 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1,791 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1,832 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,873 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,914 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1,947 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1,980 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2,013 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2,118 km² per grid cell | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 2,151 km² per grid cell | +1.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2,151 km² per grid cell is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 837.49 km² per grid cell, 2.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2,151 km² per grid cell is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,501 km² per grid cell, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | +350.0% | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 4.93 km² per grid cell |
| 1300 | +235.0% | 0.0487 km² per grid cell | 0.1632 km² per grid cell |
| 1100 | +185.0% | 0.006 km² per grid cell | 0.0171 km² per grid cell |
| 1200 | +184.2% | 0.0171 km² per grid cell | 0.0487 km² per grid cell |
| 1400 | +168.7% | 0.1632 km² per grid cell | 0.4384 km² per grid cell |
| 1500 | +150.0% | 0.4384 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.006 km² per grid cell | 0.006 km² per grid cell | 0.006 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0171 km² per grid cell | 0.0171 km² per grid cell | 0.0171 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0487 km² per grid cell | 0.0487 km² per grid cell | 0.0487 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.1632 km² per grid cell | 0.1632 km² per grid cell | 0.1632 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.4384 km² per grid cell | 0.4384 km² per grid cell | 0.4384 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 4.93 km² per grid cell | 4.93 km² per grid cell | 4.93 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 11.51 km² per grid cell | 11.51 km² per grid cell | 11.51 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 13.52 km² per grid cell | 13.52 km² per grid cell | 13.52 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 15.42 km² per grid cell | 15.42 km² per grid cell | 15.42 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 17.55 km² per grid cell | 17.55 km² per grid cell | 17.55 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 19.95 km² per grid cell | 19.95 km² per grid cell | 19.95 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 22.65 km² per grid cell | 22.65 km² per grid cell | 22.65 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 25.69 km² per grid cell | 25.69 km² per grid cell | 25.69 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 29.09 km² per grid cell | 29.09 km² per grid cell | 29.09 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 32.91 km² per grid cell | 32.91 km² per grid cell | 32.91 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 37.2 km² per grid cell | 37.2 km² per grid cell | 37.2 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 42 km² per grid cell | 42 km² per grid cell | 42 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 47.38 km² per grid cell | 47.38 km² per grid cell | 47.38 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 53.41 km² per grid cell | 53.41 km² per grid cell | 53.41 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 60.15 km² per grid cell | 60.15 km² per grid cell | 60.15 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 67.69 km² per grid cell | 67.69 km² per grid cell | 67.69 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 76.12 km² per grid cell | 76.12 km² per grid cell | 76.12 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 92.19 km² per grid cell | 92.19 km² per grid cell | 92.19 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 111.64 km² per grid cell | 111.64 km² per grid cell | 111.64 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 135.2 km² per grid cell | 135.2 km² per grid cell | 135.2 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 163.71 km² per grid cell | 163.71 km² per grid cell | 163.71 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 192.05 km² per grid cell | 192.05 km² per grid cell | 192.05 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 251.95 km² per grid cell | 251.95 km² per grid cell | 251.95 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 280.19 km² per grid cell | 280.19 km² per grid cell | 280.19 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 306.79 km² per grid cell | 306.79 km² per grid cell | 306.79 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 317.06 km² per grid cell | 317.06 km² per grid cell | 317.06 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 317.06 km² per grid cell | 317.06 km² per grid cell | 317.06 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 350.14 km² per grid cell | 317.06 km² per grid cell | 394.92 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 493.68 km² per grid cell | 405.74 km² per grid cell | 598.95 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 761.55 km² per grid cell | 626.61 km² per grid cell | 897.78 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,061 km² per grid cell | 926.67 km² per grid cell | 1,182 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,349 km² per grid cell | 1,207 km² per grid cell | 1,504 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,695 km² per grid cell | 1,523 km² per grid cell | 1,873 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,021 km² per grid cell | 1,914 km² per grid cell | 2,151 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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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 urban area over the long-term in Morocco?
- Urban area over the long-term in Morocco was 2,151 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2,151 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Morocco rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Morocco ranks 59th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total built-up area of a country over time.