What is the difference in economically active population in agriculture between Morocco and Somalia?

390,000 number, with Morocco ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Somalia?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files, published as Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Morocco vs Somalia: Economically active population in agriculture

Morocco

2.94 million number

in 2012

Somalia

2.54 million number

in 2012

Morocco rank

26th

Somalia rank

28th

Economically active population in agriculture over time

Morocco
Somalia

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 2.94 million number against 2.54 million number in Somalia, a difference of 390,000 number.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 28th of 53 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.20 million number	1.87 million number	1.33 million number	Morocco
1990s	3.35 million number	1.89 million number	1.46 million number	Morocco
2000s	3.18 million number	2.23 million number	958,200 number	Morocco
2010s	2.97 million number	2.49 million number	480,333 number	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher economically active population in agriculture, Morocco or Somalia?: Morocco, at 2.94 million number against 2.54 million number in Somalia as of 2012.
What is the difference in economically active population in agriculture between Morocco and Somalia?: 390,000 number, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Somalia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Morocco and Somalia rank globally for economically active population in agriculture?: Morocco ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 28th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files, published as Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Economically active population in agriculture (number)
Unit: number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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