Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco
Morocco: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.68 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco is 2.68 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco peaked at 2.78 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4163 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Morocco 60th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4163 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4223 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5941 ha per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5337 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7724 ha per square kilometre | +44.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7004 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4481 ha per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 1968 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +190.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8787 ha per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5257 ha per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 1971 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +155.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6523 ha per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7435 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7838 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8246 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8798 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.643 ha per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6098 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +83.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7796 ha per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6753 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7169 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7549 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7895 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8218 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8696 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9068 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1989 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1993 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 2.15 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.24 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.15 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.21 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.38 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 2.39 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.37 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.43 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.5 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.48 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.55 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.78 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 2.68 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2.68 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.44 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2.68 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2389 ha per square kilometre, 11.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +190.5% | 0.4481 ha per square kilometre | 1.3 ha per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +155.7% | 0.5257 ha per square kilometre | 1.34 ha per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +83.4% | 0.6098 ha per square kilometre | 1.12 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6742 ha per square kilometre | 0.4163 ha per square kilometre | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8125 ha per square kilometre | 0.5257 ha per square kilometre | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8583 ha per square kilometre | 0.6753 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 ha per square kilometre | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | 2.5 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 ha per square kilometre | 2.48 ha per square kilometre | 2.78 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 57 Lithuania 3.02 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 China 2.99 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.77 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Seychelles 2.67 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Cameroon 2.62 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Guatemala 2.6 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco was 2.68 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4163 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Morocco ranks 60th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.