Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Morocco
Morocco: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 49.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Morocco, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Morocco is 49.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Morocco peaked at 49.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 88th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.4% | — |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | +63.0% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +72.7% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 49.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 49.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.4%, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 16.4% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 27.6% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 28.9% | 49.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 85 East Timor 50.8% compare
- 86 Central African Republic 50.1% compare
- 87 Chad 50.0% compare
- 89 Mongolia 49.3% compare
- 90 Malaysia 48.3% compare
- 91 North Macedonia 47.9% 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)
- 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 protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Morocco?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Morocco was 49.8% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Morocco ranks 88th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).