Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco
Morocco: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 5.45 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.45 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 110 countries
All-time high
7.58 ha per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
3.27 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco is 5.45 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco peaked at 7.58 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.27 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
Morocco ranks 19th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.56 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.27 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 3.7 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1964 | 3.43 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 3.72 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 4.22 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 4.56 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 4.32 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 4.39 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 4.24 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 4.49 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 4.48 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 4.57 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 4.3 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 3.79 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 4.31 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 4.55 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 3.93 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1979 | 3.71 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 3.84 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 3.69 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 3.78 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.43 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1984 | 4.16 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 4.24 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 4.98 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 5.13 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 5.19 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 5.89 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 6.09 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 5.92 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 4.99 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1993 | 5.18 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 6.83 ha per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1995 | 4.41 ha per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 1996 | 7.2 ha per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 1997 | 5.59 ha per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1998 | 6.92 ha per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1999 | 6.03 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 6.5 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 6.05 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 5.88 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 6.7 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 6.86 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 6.65 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 6.96 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 5.76 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 6.4 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 6.67 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 6.39 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 6.92 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 7.04 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.18 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 6.69 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 7.34 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 5.41 ha per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2017 | 7.58 ha per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 2018 | 6.37 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 5.62 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 6.38 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 6.42 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.46 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 5.45 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 5.45 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3504 ha per square kilometre, 15.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 5.45 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7558 ha per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.91 ha per square kilometre | 3.27 ha per square kilometre | 4.56 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.24 ha per square kilometre | 3.71 ha per square kilometre | 4.57 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.53 ha per square kilometre | 3.69 ha per square kilometre | 5.89 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.92 ha per square kilometre | 4.41 ha per square kilometre | 7.2 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.44 ha per square kilometre | 5.76 ha per square kilometre | 6.96 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.65 ha per square kilometre | 5.41 ha per square kilometre | 7.58 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.93 ha per square kilometre | 5.45 ha per square kilometre | 6.42 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco was 5.45 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 7.58 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Morocco rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Morocco ranks 19th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.