Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Morocco
Morocco: Share of agricultural land which is irrigated was 6.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Morocco, 2004–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Morocco is 6.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Morocco peaked at 6.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2006.
Morocco ranks 40th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.3% | — |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +6.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 6.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 52% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 6.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.3%, 82% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 37 Mexico 6.6% compare
- 38 France 6.4% compare
- 39 Afghanistan 6.0% compare
- 41 Malaysia 5.2% compare
- 42 United States 5.1% compare
- 43 Turkmenistan 4.2%
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3687 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Morocco?
- Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Morocco was 6.0% in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of agricultural land which is irrigated recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of agricultural land which is irrigated recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2006.
- How does Morocco rank for share of agricultural land which is irrigated?
- Morocco ranks 40th out of 83 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of agricultural land which is irrigated rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of agricultural land which is irrigated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of total agricultural land area which is irrigated (i.e. purposely provided with water), including land irrigated by controlled flooding. Agricultural land is the combination of crop (arable) and grazing land.