What is the difference in land area between Congo and Morocco?

10.48 million hectares, with Morocco ahead.

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Land area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Morocco: Land area

Congo

34.15 million hectares

in 2011

Morocco

44.63 million hectares

in 2011

Congo rank

26th

Morocco rank

24th

Land area over time

Congo
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 44.63 million hectares against 34.15 million hectares in Congo, a difference of 10.48 million hectares.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 26th and Morocco ranks 24th of 53 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1960s	34.15 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	10.48 million hectares	Morocco
1970s	34.15 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	10.48 million hectares	Morocco
1980s	34.15 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	10.48 million hectares	Morocco
1990s	34.15 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	10.48 million hectares	Morocco
2000s	34.15 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	10.48 million hectares	Morocco
2010s	34.15 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	10.48 million hectares	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Congo or Morocco?: Morocco, at 44.63 million hectares against 34.15 million hectares in Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in land area between Congo and Morocco?: 10.48 million hectares, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Morocco?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Congo and Morocco rank globally for land area?: Congo ranks 26th and Morocco ranks 24th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Land area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.