Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Morocco
Morocco: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was -2.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Morocco, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded -2.6% for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.3% on the previous year and down 176.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Morocco peaked at 12.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, -3.4%, in 2022.
That places Morocco 178th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.0% | — |
| 1972 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 10.8% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 10.5% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 10.2% | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 9.8% | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 10.3% | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 10.6% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 10.1% | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 12.5% | +23.9% |
| 1981 | 12.2% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 11.5% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 10.8% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 10.3% | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | -10.9% |
| 1986 | 8.6% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | -17.0% |
| 1989 | 7.4% | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | -33.6% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -49.5% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -51.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -95.1% |
| 2002 | -1.1% | -2301.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -149.4% |
| 2004 | -3.0% | -654.8% |
| 2005 | -2.5% | -17.1% |
| 2006 | -3.3% | +33.3% |
| 2007 | -3.0% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | -3.2% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | -2.2% | -30.0% |
| 2010 | -2.2% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | -0.9% | -59.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -145.2% |
| 2013 | -0.9% | -337.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -114.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +40.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +1504.0% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -49.9% |
| 2019 | -1.3% | -171.7% |
| 2020 | -0.3% | -80.3% |
| 2021 | -0.6% | +140.6% |
| 2022 | -3.4% | +449.4% |
| 2023 | -2.6% | -23.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's -2.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's -2.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.0%, 59.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -2301.1% | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | +1504.0% | 0.2% | 3.1% |
| 2004 | -654.8% | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | -449.4% | -0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | -337.8% | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | -171.7% | 1.8% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.5% | 9.8% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 6.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 2.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.7% | -3.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | -2.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.7% | -3.4% | -0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Morocco?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Morocco was -2.6% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.4% in 2022.
- How does Morocco rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Morocco ranks 178th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 176.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.