Arable land (hectares), per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Arable land (hectares), per capita was 0.1823 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land (hectares), per capita in Morocco is 0.1823 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per capita in Morocco peaked at 0.5523 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1735 hectares per person, in 2022.
Morocco ranks 70th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5523 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5378 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5287 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5194 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5136 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5075 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.494 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4879 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4751 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4677 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4575 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4478 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4407 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4303 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4252 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4162 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4135 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4145 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3959 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.387 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3848 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3785 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3715 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3628 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3562 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3521 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3542 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3478 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3533 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3572 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3515 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3543 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3513 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3509 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3379 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3393 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.33 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.327 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3146 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3084 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2946 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2878 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3062 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2741 hectares per person | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2675 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2621 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2586 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2548 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.251 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2381 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2371 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2413 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2406 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2222 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2166 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2347 hectares per person | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2375 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2191 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1905 hectares per person | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1961 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.193 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1735 hectares per person | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1823 hectares per person | +5.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.1823 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1272 hectares per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.1823 hectares per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0276 hectares per person, 6.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5129 hectares per person | 0.4751 hectares per person | 0.5523 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4309 hectares per person | 0.3959 hectares per person | 0.4677 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3648 hectares per person | 0.3478 hectares per person | 0.387 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3414 hectares per person | 0.3146 hectares per person | 0.3572 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2765 hectares per person | 0.251 hectares per person | 0.3084 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2278 hectares per person | 0.1905 hectares per person | 0.2413 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1862 hectares per person | 0.1735 hectares per person | 0.1961 hectares per person | 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 arable land (hectares), per capita in Morocco?
- Arable land (hectares), per capita in Morocco was 0.1823 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5523 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1735 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Morocco rank for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- Morocco ranks 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.