Kenya vs Morocco: Agricultural land use
Kenya
28.77 million hectares
in 2023
Morocco
29.79 million hectares
in 2023
Kenya rank
40th
Morocco rank
39th
Agricultural land use over time
- Kenya
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 29.79 million hectares against 28.77 million hectares in Kenya, a difference of 1.02 million hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 40th and Morocco ranks 39th of 227 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.06 million hectares | 24.41 million hectares | 651,911 hectares | Kenya |
| 1970s | 25.32 million hectares | 26.84 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1980s | 26.00 million hectares | 29.42 million hectares | 3.42 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1990s | 26.85 million hectares | 30.73 million hectares | 3.87 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2000s | 26.98 million hectares | 30.21 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2010s | 28.24 million hectares | 30.33 million hectares | 2.09 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2020s | 28.72 million hectares | 29.75 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, Kenya or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 29.79 million hectares against 28.77 million hectares in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use between Kenya and Morocco?
- 1.02 million hectares, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Morocco?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Morocco rank globally for agricultural land use?
- Kenya ranks 40th and Morocco ranks 39th of 227 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.