Annual afforestation in Morocco
Morocco: Annual afforestation was 2,470 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Morocco, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 2,470 hectares per year for annual afforestation in 2020.
The figure is up 268.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Morocco peaked at 6,100 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 650 hectares per year, in 2000.
That places Morocco 33rd out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,100 hectares per year | 6,100 hectares per year | 6,100 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 650 hectares per year | 650 hectares per year | 650 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,875 hectares per year | 670 hectares per year | 5,080 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,470 hectares per year | 2,470 hectares per year | 2,470 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More environment data for Morocco
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 108.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.86 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.419 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0098 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 30.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0745 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Morocco?
- Annual afforestation in Morocco was 2,470 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 6,100 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 650 hectares per year in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for annual afforestation?
- Morocco ranks 33rd out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 268.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.