Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.789 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Morocco, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Morocco stood at 0.789 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Morocco peaked at 2.01 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.789 hectares per person, in 2025.
Morocco ranks 48th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.01 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.96 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 1.92 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 1.9 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 1.87 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 1.84 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 1.82 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.79 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 1.76 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.73 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 1.7 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 1.67 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.64 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.62 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.59 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.57 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.54 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.53 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.51 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.48 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.49 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.46 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.42 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.39 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.36 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.33 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.31 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.29 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.27 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.26 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.24 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.22 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.21 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.2 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.19 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.16 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.16 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.14 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.12 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.1 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.08 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.05 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.04 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.04 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9878 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9732 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9607 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9486 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9367 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9237 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9147 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9115 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9052 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8795 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8682 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8816 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8759 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8517 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8178 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8298 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8197 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8115 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8029 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7956 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.789 hectares per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.86 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 2.01 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.59 hectares per person | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 hectares per person | 0.9367 hectares per person | 1.08 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.883 hectares per person | 0.8178 hectares per person | 0.9237 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8081 hectares per person | 0.789 hectares per person | 0.8298 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2253 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2425 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 500.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Morocco?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Morocco was 0.789 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.789 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Morocco rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Morocco ranks 48th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.