Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco
Morocco: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1875 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1875 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 27.2%
World rank
90th
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.19 ha per square kilometre
in 1967
All-time low
0.1418 ha per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco is 0.1875 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 27.2% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco peaked at 1.19 ha per square kilometre in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.1418 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
Morocco ranks 90th of 150 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9186 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9634 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1967 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 1 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 1 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9675 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9512 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8837 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.931 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9218 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8111 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8963 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9742 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8595 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8989 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8402 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8255 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8882 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9086 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8416 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8629 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 1 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7251 ha per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 1995 | 0.868 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 0.568 ha per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7638 ha per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6946 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7417 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5322 ha per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5696 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5947 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5528 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5487 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5516 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5463 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5115 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4914 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5008 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5156 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4299 ha per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2643 ha per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3991 ha per square kilometre | +51.0% |
| 2014 | 0.308 ha per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2822 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3111 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2929 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.332 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1418 ha per square kilometre | -57.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1593 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2054 ha per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2576 ha per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1875 ha per square kilometre | -27.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.1875 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.08 ha per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.1875 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0299 ha per square kilometre, 6.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 0.9186 ha per square kilometre | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.8837 ha per square kilometre | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8824 ha per square kilometre | 0.8111 ha per square kilometre | 0.9742 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8084 ha per square kilometre | 0.568 ha per square kilometre | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.54 ha per square kilometre | 0.4914 ha per square kilometre | 0.5947 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3277 ha per square kilometre | 0.1418 ha per square kilometre | 0.5156 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2024 ha per square kilometre | 0.1593 ha per square kilometre | 0.2576 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 87 Sierra Leone 0.2215 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Iraq 0.2046 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Afghanistan 0.1947 ha per square kilometre compare
- 91 Denmark 0.1875 ha per square kilometre compare
- 92 Jamaica 0.1855 ha per square kilometre compare
- 93 Bhutan 0.1819 ha per square kilometre compare
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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco was 0.1875 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 ha per square kilometre in 1967.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1418 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Morocco rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Morocco ranks 90th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.