Algeria vs Morocco: Arable land

Algeria
7.53 million hectares
in 2023
Morocco
6.87 million hectares
in 2023
Algeria rank
34th
Morocco rank
37th

Arable land over time

  • Algeria
  • Morocco
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 7.53 million hectares against 6.87 million hectares in Morocco, a difference of 656,950 hectares.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.

Algeria ranks 34th and Morocco ranks 37th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 6.26 million hectares 6.79 million hectares 536,111 hectares Morocco
1970s 6.68 million hectares 7.29 million hectares 615,300 hectares Morocco
1980s 6.93 million hectares 7.93 million hectares 995,200 hectares Morocco
1990s 7.49 million hectares 8.93 million hectares 1.44 million hectares Morocco
2000s 7.52 million hectares 8.33 million hectares 804,390 hectares Morocco
2010s 7.48 million hectares 7.82 million hectares 335,248 hectares Morocco
2020s 7.53 million hectares 6.91 million hectares 616,188 hectares Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Algeria or Morocco?
Algeria, at 7.53 million hectares against 6.87 million hectares in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Algeria and Morocco?
656,950 hectares, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Morocco?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Morocco rank globally for arable land?
Algeria ranks 34th and Morocco ranks 37th 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). 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)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.