What is land area in Morocco?

Land area in Morocco was 44.63 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Morocco?

The highest recorded value was 44.63 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Morocco?

The lowest recorded value was 44.63 million hectares in 1973.

How does Morocco rank for land area?

Morocco ranks 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Morocco?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Morocco data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Morocco

Name: Land area in Morocco
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Morocco: Land area was 44.63 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

44.63 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

24th

of 53 countries

All-time high

44.63 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

44.63 million hectares

in 1973

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Morocco, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2011, land area in Morocco stood at 44.63 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Morocco peaked at 44.63 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 44.63 million hectares, in 1973.

Morocco ranks 24th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	44.63 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	9
1970s	44.63 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	10
1980s	44.63 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	10
1990s	44.63 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	10
2000s	44.63 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	10
2010s	44.63 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	44.63 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Morocco

21 Kenya 56.91 million hectares compare
22 Botswana 56.67 million hectares compare
23 Cameroon 47.27 million hectares compare
25 Zimbabwe 38.69 million hectares compare
26 Congo 34.15 million hectares compare
27 Cote d'Ivoire 31.80 million hectares compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Morocco?: Land area in Morocco was 44.63 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Morocco?: The highest recorded value was 44.63 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Morocco?: The lowest recorded value was 44.63 million hectares in 1973.
How does Morocco rank for land area?: Morocco ranks 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Morocco?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Morocco data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.