15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Morocco
Morocco: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land was 71,380 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Morocco, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 71,380 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Morocco peaked at 71,380 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70,435 km2, in 2010.
Morocco ranks 8th of 145 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Morocco, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70,523 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 70,471 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 70,435 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 70,645 km2 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 71,086 km2 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 71,380 km2 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70,497 km2 | 70,471 km2 | 70,523 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 70,722 km2 | 70,435 km2 | 71,086 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 71,380 km2 | 71,380 km2 | 71,380 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 5 Egypt 82,537 km2 compare
- 6 Chad 80,090 km2 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.8 km2 compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.2 km2 compare
- 7 Yemen 72,329 km2 compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 1.7 km2 compare
- 9 China, mainland 70,338 km2 compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1 km2 compare
- 10 Namibia 56,267 km2 compare
- 10 Viet Nam 0.9 km2 compare
- 11 Afghanistan 50,609 km2 compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5 km2 compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1998)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production -100 % change on previous year (1998)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 0.9356 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Morocco?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Morocco was 71,380 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 71,380 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,435 km2 in 2010.
- How does Morocco rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land?
- Morocco ranks 8th out of 145 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Terrestrial barren land — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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