Forest area in Morocco
Morocco: Forest area was 5.70 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Morocco, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Morocco is 5.70 million hectares, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Morocco peaked at 5.70 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.69 million hectares, in 2015.
That places Morocco 71st out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.70 million hectares | 5.70 million hectares | 5.70 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.70 million hectares | 5.70 million hectares | 5.70 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.69 million hectares | 5.69 million hectares | 5.70 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 million hectares | 5.69 million hectares | 5.70 million hectares | 6 |
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 forest area in Morocco?
- Forest area in Morocco was 5.70 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 5.70 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.69 million hectares in 2015.
- How does Morocco rank for forest area?
- Morocco ranks 71st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.