Morocco vs Nicaragua: Forest area
Morocco
5.70 million hectares
in 2025
Nicaragua
4.78 million hectares
in 2025
Morocco rank
71st
Nicaragua rank
74th
Forest area over time
- Morocco
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 5.70 million hectares against 4.78 million hectares in Nicaragua, a difference of 914,640 hectares.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Morocco ranks 71st and Nicaragua ranks 74th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.70 million hectares | 6.65 million hectares | 952,014 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 5.70 million hectares | 5.66 million hectares | 38,573 hectares | Morocco |
| 2010s | 5.69 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | 679,448 hectares | Morocco |
| 2020s | 5.69 million hectares | 4.84 million hectares | 858,540 hectares | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Morocco or Nicaragua?
- Morocco, at 5.70 million hectares against 4.78 million hectares in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Morocco and Nicaragua?
- 914,640 hectares, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nicaragua?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Nicaragua rank globally for forest area?
- Morocco ranks 71st and Nicaragua ranks 74th 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.