Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco
Morocco: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1279 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1279 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
56th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.1488 ha per square kilometre
in 1997
All-time low
0.0336 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco is 0.1279 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco peaked at 0.1488 ha per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0336 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Morocco ranks 56th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0558 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0578 ha per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0585 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0538 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0627 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0627 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0627 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0753 ha per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0896 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0851 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0634 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0896 ha per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 1983 | 0.091 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0867 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1084 ha per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1986 | 0.099 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0795 ha per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1152 ha per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1228 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1149 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1399 ha per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1359 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1261 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1318 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1201 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.147 ha per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1488 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1311 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1394 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1356 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1378 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1289 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1442 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1374 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1391 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1335 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1299 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1407 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1416 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1268 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1296 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1327 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1189 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1423 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1446 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1332 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1441 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.139 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.14 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1289 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.116 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1207 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1279 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.1279 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1279 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.1279 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | 0.0627 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0561 ha per square kilometre | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | 0.0896 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | 0.0634 ha per square kilometre | 0.1228 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1335 ha per square kilometre | 0.1149 ha per square kilometre | 0.1488 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1369 ha per square kilometre | 0.1289 ha per square kilometre | 0.1442 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1351 ha per square kilometre | 0.1189 ha per square kilometre | 0.1446 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1234 ha per square kilometre | 0.116 ha per square kilometre | 0.1289 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 53 Montenegro 0.1413 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Croatia 0.1292 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Latvia 0.1286 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Comoros 0.1268 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Turkmenistan 0.1192 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Ireland 0.1192 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco was 0.1279 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1488 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0336 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Morocco ranks 56th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.