Algeria vs Morocco: Agricultural land use per person
Algeria
0.9139 hectares per person
in 2025
Morocco
0.8545 hectares per person
in 2025
Algeria rank
45th
Morocco rank
48th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Algeria
- Morocco
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 0.9139 hectares per person against 0.8545 hectares per person in Morocco, a difference of 0.0594 hectares per person.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Morocco ahead.
Algeria ranks 45th and Morocco ranks 48th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 34 and Morocco in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.8 hectares per person | 4.91 hectares per person | 1.12 hectares per person | Morocco |
| 1100s | 3.79 hectares per person | 4.76 hectares per person | 0.9678 hectares per person | Morocco |
| 1200s | 3.5 hectares per person | 4.6 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | Morocco |
| 1300s | 3.45 hectares per person | 4.42 hectares per person | 0.9697 hectares per person | Morocco |
| 1400s | 3.95 hectares per person | 4.22 hectares per person | 0.2751 hectares per person | Morocco |
| 1500s | 5.56 hectares per person | 4 hectares per person | 1.56 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1600s | 3.13 hectares per person | 3.75 hectares per person | 0.6196 hectares per person | Morocco |
| 1700s | 4.03 hectares per person | 3.45 hectares per person | 0.58 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1710s | 4.02 hectares per person | 3.42 hectares per person | 0.6073 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1720s | 4.02 hectares per person | 3.38 hectares per person | 0.636 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1730s | 4.01 hectares per person | 3.35 hectares per person | 0.6659 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1740s | 4.01 hectares per person | 3.31 hectares per person | 0.6972 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1750s | 4 hectares per person | 3.27 hectares per person | 0.7299 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1760s | 4 hectares per person | 3.23 hectares per person | 0.764 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1770s | 3.99 hectares per person | 3.19 hectares per person | 0.7994 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1780s | 3.99 hectares per person | 3.15 hectares per person | 0.8364 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1790s | 3.99 hectares per person | 3.11 hectares per person | 0.875 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1800s | 3.98 hectares per person | 3.07 hectares per person | 0.9152 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1810s | 3.98 hectares per person | 3.02 hectares per person | 0.9572 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1820s | 3.94 hectares per person | 2.98 hectares per person | 0.9655 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1830s | 3.94 hectares per person | 2.93 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1840s | 3.94 hectares per person | 2.88 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1850s | 4.25 hectares per person | 2.82 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1860s | 4.25 hectares per person | 2.77 hectares per person | 1.48 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1870s | 4.25 hectares per person | 2.71 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1880s | 4.25 hectares per person | 2.65 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1890s | 4.24 hectares per person | 2.58 hectares per person | 1.66 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1900s | 4.49 hectares per person | 2.51 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1910s | 4.12 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | 1.68 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1920s | 4.26 hectares per person | 2.35 hectares per person | 1.9 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1930s | 4.55 hectares per person | 2.26 hectares per person | 2.29 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1940s | 4.43 hectares per person | 2.16 hectares per person | 2.27 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1950s | 3.99 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1960s | 3.47 hectares per person | 1.74 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1970s | 2.63 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1980s | 1.79 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 0.4621 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1990s | 1.38 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | 0.2343 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 2000s | 1.23 hectares per person | 0.9958 hectares per person | 0.2325 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 2010s | 1.06 hectares per person | 0.9155 hectares per person | 0.1419 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.9353 hectares per person | 0.8649 hectares per person | 0.0703 hectares per person | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Algeria or Morocco?
- Algeria, at 0.9139 hectares per person against 0.8545 hectares per person in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Algeria and Morocco?
- 0.0594 hectares per person, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Morocco?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Morocco rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Algeria ranks 45th and Morocco ranks 48th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.