Algeria vs Morocco: Arable and permanent cropland
Algeria
8.42 million hectares
in 2011
Morocco
9.10 million hectares
in 2011
Algeria rank
9th
Morocco rank
7th
Arable and permanent cropland over time
- Algeria
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 9.10 million hectares against 8.42 million hectares in Algeria, a difference of 683,800 hectares.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 9th and Morocco ranks 7th of 52 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.84 million hectares | 7.21 million hectares | 370,667 hectares | Morocco |
| 1970s | 7.30 million hectares | 7.82 million hectares | 521,500 hectares | Morocco |
| 1980s | 7.53 million hectares | 8.52 million hectares | 997,100 hectares | Morocco |
| 1990s | 8.02 million hectares | 9.77 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2000s | 8.30 million hectares | 9.21 million hectares | 906,890 hectares | Morocco |
| 2010s | 8.41 million hectares | 9.05 million hectares | 631,050 hectares | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Algeria or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 9.10 million hectares against 8.42 million hectares in Algeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Algeria and Morocco?
- 683,800 hectares, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Morocco?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Algeria and Morocco rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?
- Algeria ranks 9th and Morocco ranks 7th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under