Morocco vs Syria: Arable land

Morocco
0.1823 hectares per person
in 2023
Syria
0.1865 hectares per person
in 2023
Morocco rank
70th
Syria rank
67th

Arable land over time

  • Morocco
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.1865 hectares per person against 0.1823 hectares per person in Morocco, a difference of 0.0042 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.

Morocco ranks 70th and Syria ranks 67th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5129 hectares per person 1.12 hectares per person 0.6035 hectares per person Syria
1970s 0.4309 hectares per person 0.7341 hectares per person 0.3031 hectares per person Syria
1980s 0.3648 hectares per person 0.4886 hectares per person 0.1238 hectares per person Syria
1990s 0.3414 hectares per person 0.334 hectares per person 0.0075 hectares per person Morocco
2000s 0.2765 hectares per person 0.2468 hectares per person 0.0297 hectares per person Morocco
2010s 0.2278 hectares per person 0.2255 hectares per person 0.0022 hectares per person Morocco
2020s 0.1862 hectares per person 0.2033 hectares per person 0.0171 hectares per person Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Morocco or Syria?
Syria, at 0.1865 hectares per person against 0.1823 hectares per person in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Morocco and Syria?
0.0042 hectares per person, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Morocco and Syria rank globally for arable land?
Morocco ranks 70th and Syria ranks 67th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) 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 market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.