Annual forest expansion in Morocco
Morocco: Annual forest expansion was 2,470 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion 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
In 2020, annual forest expansion in Morocco stood at 2,470 hectares per year.
The figure is up 268.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion 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 52nd out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual forest expansion in Morocco, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,100 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 650 hectares per year | -89.3% |
| 2010 | 670 hectares per year | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 5,080 hectares per year | +658.2% |
| 2020 | 2,470 hectares per year | -51.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2,470 hectares per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,790 hectares per year, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual forest expansion in Morocco?
- Annual forest expansion 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 forest expansion recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 6,100 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 650 hectares per year in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for annual forest expansion?
- Morocco ranks 52nd out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).