Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco

Morocco: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0157 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0157 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
86th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.024 ha per square kilometre
in 1993
All-time low
0.0013 ha per square kilometre
in 1985
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco is 0.0157 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco peaked at 0.024 ha per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 ha per square kilometre, in 1985.

Morocco ranks 86th of 120 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.

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0112 ha per square kilometre
1962 0.0112 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1963 0.009 ha per square kilometre -20.0%
1964 0.0112 ha per square kilometre +25.0%
1965 0.0112 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1966 0.0123 ha per square kilometre +10.0%
1967 0.0121 ha per square kilometre -1.8%
1968 0.0175 ha per square kilometre +44.4%
1969 0.0197 ha per square kilometre +12.8%
1970 0.0179 ha per square kilometre -9.1%
1971 0.0022 ha per square kilometre -87.5%
1972 0.0069 ha per square kilometre +210.0%
1973 0.006 ha per square kilometre -12.9%
1974 0.0085 ha per square kilometre +40.7%
1975 0.0139 ha per square kilometre +63.2%
1976 0.0119 ha per square kilometre -14.5%
1977 0.0139 ha per square kilometre +17.0%
1978 0.0202 ha per square kilometre +45.2%
1979 0.0132 ha per square kilometre -34.4%
1980 0.0132 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1981 0.0117 ha per square kilometre -11.9%
1982 0.0022 ha per square kilometre -80.8%
1983 0.0038 ha per square kilometre +70.0%
1984 0.004 ha per square kilometre +5.9%
1985 0.0013 ha per square kilometre -66.7%
1986 0.0101 ha per square kilometre +650.0%
1987 0.0199 ha per square kilometre +97.8%
1988 0.0168 ha per square kilometre -15.7%
1989 0.0016 ha per square kilometre -90.7%
1990 0.0018 ha per square kilometre +14.3%
1991 0.0143 ha per square kilometre +700.0%
1992 0.0161 ha per square kilometre +12.5%
1993 0.024 ha per square kilometre +48.6%
1994 0.024 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0016 ha per square kilometre -93.5%
1996 0.0206 ha per square kilometre +1214.3%
1997 0.0193 ha per square kilometre -6.5%
1998 0.0083 ha per square kilometre -57.0%
1999 0.0173 ha per square kilometre +108.1%
2000 0.0125 ha per square kilometre -27.3%
2001 0.0168 ha per square kilometre +33.9%
2002 0.0143 ha per square kilometre -14.7%
2003 0.0076 ha per square kilometre -46.9%
2004 0.0099 ha per square kilometre +29.4%
2005 0.0141 ha per square kilometre +43.2%
2006 0.0112 ha per square kilometre -20.6%
2007 0.0101 ha per square kilometre -10.0%
2008 0.0143 ha per square kilometre +42.2%
2009 0.0175 ha per square kilometre +21.9%
2010 0.0166 ha per square kilometre -5.1%
2011 0.0057 ha per square kilometre -65.7%
2012 0.0205 ha per square kilometre +260.2%
2013 0.0112 ha per square kilometre -45.4%
2014 0.0099 ha per square kilometre -11.9%
2015 0.0186 ha per square kilometre +88.6%
2016 0.0169 ha per square kilometre -9.4%
2017 0.018 ha per square kilometre +6.5%
2018 0.0181 ha per square kilometre +1.0%
2019 0.0179 ha per square kilometre -1.5%
2020 0.013 ha per square kilometre -27.4%
2021 0.0169 ha per square kilometre +30.5%
2022 0.0142 ha per square kilometre -16.3%
2023 0.0157 ha per square kilometre +11.2%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 0.0157 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2892 ha per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 0.0157 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0119 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — 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.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +1214.3% 0.0016 ha per square kilometre 0.0206 ha per square kilometre
1991 +700.0% 0.0018 ha per square kilometre 0.0143 ha per square kilometre
1986 +650.0% 0.0013 ha per square kilometre 0.0101 ha per square kilometre
2012 +260.2% 0.0057 ha per square kilometre 0.0205 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0128 ha per square kilometre 0.009 ha per square kilometre 0.0197 ha per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0115 ha per square kilometre 0.0022 ha per square kilometre 0.0202 ha per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0085 ha per square kilometre 0.0013 ha per square kilometre 0.0199 ha per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0147 ha per square kilometre 0.0016 ha per square kilometre 0.024 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0128 ha per square kilometre 0.0076 ha per square kilometre 0.0175 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0153 ha per square kilometre 0.0057 ha per square kilometre 0.0205 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.015 ha per square kilometre 0.013 ha per square kilometre 0.0169 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 83 France 0.0225 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 84 Mexico 0.0189 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 85 Eswatini 0.0187 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 87 Romania 0.0106 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 88 Iraq 0.008 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 89 Australia 0.0068 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco?
Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Morocco was 0.0157 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 0.024 ha per square kilometre in 1993.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 ha per square kilometre in 1985.
How does Morocco rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Morocco ranks 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — 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.

Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — 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.