Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Morocco
Morocco: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 12.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
12.8%
World rank
152nd
of 219 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 1990
All-time low
12.8%
in 2015
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Morocco, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 12.8% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Morocco peaked at 12.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2015.
Morocco ranks 152nd of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.8% | — |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 34.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.022 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 17.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0187 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -51.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Morocco?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Morocco was 12.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2015.
- How does Morocco rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Morocco ranks 152nd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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