Morocco vs United Arab Emirates: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas

Morocco
4.6%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
4.2%
in 2025
Morocco rank
141st
United Arab Emirates rank
142nd

Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time

  • Morocco
  • United Arab Emirates
12345199020072025

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 4.6% against 4.2% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Morocco ranks 141st and United Arab Emirates ranks 142nd of 168 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6% 1.2% 0.6% United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.8% 1.2% 0.4% United Arab Emirates
2010s 4.6% 2.9% 1.7% Morocco
2020s 4.6% 4.0% 0.6% Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Morocco or United Arab Emirates?
Morocco, at 4.6% against 4.2% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Morocco and United Arab Emirates?
0.4%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United Arab Emirates?
6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Morocco and United Arab Emirates rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
Morocco ranks 141st and United Arab Emirates ranks 142nd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
220 places, 1,307 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed