Mexico vs Morocco: Annual afforestation
Mexico
3,300 hectares per year
in 2020
Morocco
2,470 hectares per year
in 2020
Mexico rank
30th
Morocco rank
33rd
Annual afforestation over time
- Mexico
- Morocco
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 3,300 hectares per year against 2,470 hectares per year in Morocco, a difference of 830 hectares per year.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Morocco ahead.
Mexico ranks 30th and Morocco ranks 33rd of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 620 hectares per year | 6,100 hectares per year | 5,480 hectares per year | Morocco |
| 2000s | 2,690 hectares per year | 650 hectares per year | 2,040 hectares per year | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3,405 hectares per year | 2,875 hectares per year | 530 hectares per year | Mexico |
| 2020s | 3,300 hectares per year | 2,470 hectares per year | 830 hectares per year | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Mexico or Morocco?
- Mexico, at 3,300 hectares per year against 2,470 hectares per year in Morocco as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Mexico and Morocco?
- 830 hectares per year, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Morocco?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and Morocco rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Mexico ranks 30th and Morocco ranks 33rd of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.