Agricultural land use per person in Morocco
Morocco: Agricultural land use per person was 0.8545 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.8545 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
48th
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.91 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.8545 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Morocco, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Morocco is 0.8545 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Morocco peaked at 4.91 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.8545 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Morocco 48th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land use per person in Morocco, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 4.91 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 4.76 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1200 | 4.6 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1300 | 4.42 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1400 | 4.22 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1500 | 4 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1600 | 3.75 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1700 | 3.45 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 1710 | 3.42 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1720 | 3.38 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1730 | 3.35 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1740 | 3.31 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1750 | 3.27 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1760 | 3.23 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1770 | 3.19 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1780 | 3.15 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1790 | 3.11 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1800 | 3.07 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1810 | 3.02 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1820 | 2.98 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1830 | 2.93 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1840 | 2.88 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1850 | 2.82 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1860 | 2.77 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1870 | 2.71 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1880 | 2.65 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1890 | 2.58 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1900 | 2.51 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1910 | 2.43 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1920 | 2.35 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1930 | 2.26 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1940 | 2.16 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1950 | 2.04 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1951 | 2.02 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 2.01 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 2 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 1.98 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 1.97 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 1.96 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 1.94 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 1.93 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 1.91 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 1.9 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 1.84 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 1.8 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 1.77 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 1.74 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 1.72 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.7 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.67 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 1.65 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.62 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 1.61 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 1.59 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.57 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.55 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.53 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.51 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.49 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.48 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.46 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.43 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.45 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.42 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.39 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.36 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.33 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.3 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.28 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.26 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.24 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.23 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.22 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.2 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.19 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.17 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.16 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.14 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.13 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.11 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.1 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.08 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.06 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.04 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.03 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9954 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9826 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9701 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9595 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9489 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9379 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9386 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9344 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.936 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.934 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9113 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.903 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9205 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9184 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.896 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8624 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8774 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.871 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8666 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8619 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8582 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8545 hectares per person | -0.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.8545 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4893 hectares per person, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.8545 hectares per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3036 hectares per person, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.91 hectares per person | 4.91 hectares per person | 4.91 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 4.76 hectares per person | 4.76 hectares per person | 4.76 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 4.6 hectares per person | 4.6 hectares per person | 4.6 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 4.42 hectares per person | 4.42 hectares per person | 4.42 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 4.22 hectares per person | 4.22 hectares per person | 4.22 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 4 hectares per person | 4 hectares per person | 4 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.75 hectares per person | 3.75 hectares per person | 3.75 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 3.45 hectares per person | 3.45 hectares per person | 3.45 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 3.42 hectares per person | 3.42 hectares per person | 3.42 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 3.38 hectares per person | 3.38 hectares per person | 3.38 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 3.35 hectares per person | 3.35 hectares per person | 3.35 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 3.31 hectares per person | 3.31 hectares per person | 3.31 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 3.27 hectares per person | 3.27 hectares per person | 3.27 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.23 hectares per person | 3.23 hectares per person | 3.23 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.19 hectares per person | 3.19 hectares per person | 3.19 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.15 hectares per person | 3.15 hectares per person | 3.15 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 3.11 hectares per person | 3.11 hectares per person | 3.11 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 3.07 hectares per person | 3.07 hectares per person | 3.07 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 3.02 hectares per person | 3.02 hectares per person | 3.02 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.98 hectares per person | 2.98 hectares per person | 2.98 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.93 hectares per person | 2.93 hectares per person | 2.93 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.88 hectares per person | 2.88 hectares per person | 2.88 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.82 hectares per person | 2.82 hectares per person | 2.82 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.77 hectares per person | 2.77 hectares per person | 2.77 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.71 hectares per person | 2.71 hectares per person | 2.71 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.65 hectares per person | 2.65 hectares per person | 2.65 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.58 hectares per person | 2.58 hectares per person | 2.58 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.51 hectares per person | 2.51 hectares per person | 2.51 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.43 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.35 hectares per person | 2.35 hectares per person | 2.35 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.26 hectares per person | 2.26 hectares per person | 2.26 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 2.16 hectares per person | 2.16 hectares per person | 2.16 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.98 hectares per person | 1.91 hectares per person | 2.04 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.74 hectares per person | 1.62 hectares per person | 1.9 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 hectares per person | 1.08 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9958 hectares per person | 0.9379 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9155 hectares per person | 0.8624 hectares per person | 0.9386 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8649 hectares per person | 0.8545 hectares per person | 0.8774 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2253 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2425 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.789 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Morocco?
- Agricultural land use per person in Morocco was 0.8545 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 4.91 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8545 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Morocco rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Morocco ranks 48th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.