Above-ground forest biomass in Morocco
Morocco: Above-ground forest biomass was 62.18 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
62.18 tonnes per hectare
World rank
170th
of 215 countries
All-time high
64.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
53.65 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Above-ground forest biomass in Morocco, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 62.18 tonnes per hectare for above-ground forest biomass in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Morocco peaked at 64.2 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.65 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Morocco 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Above-ground forest biomass in Morocco, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.65 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 59.59 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 62.22 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 63.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 39.65 tonnes per hectare | -37.1% |
| 2017 | 39.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 39.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 39.83 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.2 tonnes per hectare | +61.2% |
| 2025 | 62.18 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 62.18 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.22 tonnes per hectare, 69% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 62.18 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.86 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.65 tonnes per hectare | 53.65 tonnes per hectare | 53.65 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.59 tonnes per hectare | 59.59 tonnes per hectare | 59.59 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.37 tonnes per hectare | 39.65 tonnes per hectare | 63.01 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 63.19 tonnes per hectare | 62.18 tonnes per hectare | 64.2 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Morocco?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Morocco was 62.18 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.65 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Morocco ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).