Cropland area in Morocco
Morocco: Cropland area was 8.79 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland area in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 8.79 million hectares for cropland area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Morocco peaked at 10.05 million hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.97 million hectares, in 1961.
Morocco ranks 36th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.21 million hectares | 6.97 million hectares | 7.44 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.74 million hectares | 7.50 million hectares | 8.12 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.52 million hectares | 8.03 million hectares | 9.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.77 million hectares | 9.44 million hectares | 9.98 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.21 million hectares | 8.95 million hectares | 9.88 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.33 million hectares | 8.61 million hectares | 10.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.75 million hectares | 8.37 million hectares | 8.92 million hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.5% (2025)
- Rural population 14.17 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 36.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.58 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area in Morocco?
- Cropland area in Morocco was 8.79 million hectares 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 cropland area recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 10.05 million hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.97 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for cropland area?
- Morocco ranks 36th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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