Morocco vs United Arab Emirates: Annual change in forest area
Morocco
313.96 hectares
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
336 hectares
in 2025
Morocco rank
63rd
United Arab Emirates rank
62nd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Morocco
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 336 hectares against 313.96 hectares in Morocco, a difference of 22.04 hectares.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Morocco ranks 63rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -232.03 hectares | 20 hectares | 252.03 hectares | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | -290.48 hectares | 414.2 hectares | 704.68 hectares | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | -300.12 hectares | 347.2 hectares | 647.32 hectares | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 390.64 hectares | 336 hectares | 54.64 hectares | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Morocco or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 336 hectares against 313.96 hectares in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Morocco and United Arab Emirates?
- 22.04 hectares, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Morocco ranks 63rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.