Morocco vs Senegal: Annual afforestation
Morocco
2,470 hectares per year
in 2020
Senegal
2,360 hectares per year
in 2020
Morocco rank
33rd
Senegal rank
35th
Annual afforestation over time
- Morocco
- Senegal
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 2,470 hectares per year against 2,360 hectares per year in Senegal, a difference of 110 hectares per year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 33rd and Senegal ranks 35th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,100 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 6,100 hectares per year | Morocco |
| 2000s | 650 hectares per year | 2,360 hectares per year | 1,710 hectares per year | Senegal |
| 2010s | 2,875 hectares per year | 2,360 hectares per year | 515 hectares per year | Morocco |
| 2020s | 2,470 hectares per year | 2,360 hectares per year | 110 hectares per year | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Morocco or Senegal?
- Morocco, at 2,470 hectares per year against 2,360 hectares per year in Senegal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Morocco and Senegal?
- 110 hectares per year, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Senegal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Morocco and Senegal rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Morocco ranks 33rd and Senegal ranks 35th 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.