Morocco vs Nepal: Forest area
Morocco
5.70 million hectares
in 2025
Nepal
6.27 million hectares
in 2025
Morocco rank
71st
Nepal rank
69th
Forest area over time
- Morocco
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 6.27 million hectares against 5.70 million hectares in Morocco, a difference of 570,910 hectares.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 71st and Nepal ranks 69th of 235 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.70 million hectares | 5.82 million hectares | 123,499 hectares | Nepal |
| 2000s | 5.70 million hectares | 5.99 million hectares | 293,521 hectares | Nepal |
| 2010s | 5.69 million hectares | 6.11 million hectares | 419,360 hectares | Nepal |
| 2020s | 5.69 million hectares | 6.22 million hectares | 530,245 hectares | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Morocco or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 6.27 million hectares against 5.70 million hectares in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Morocco and Nepal?
- 570,910 hectares, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nepal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Nepal rank globally for forest area?
- Morocco ranks 71st and Nepal ranks 69th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.