Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Morocco
Morocco: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 586,820 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Morocco is 586,820 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Morocco peaked at 586,820 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 478,240 hectares, in 1990.
That places Morocco 52nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 505,681 hectares | 478,240 hectares | 533,122 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 542,168 hectares | 539,220 hectares | 545,115 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 553,179 hectares | 545,770 hectares | 569,412 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 580,655 hectares | 574,490 hectares | 586,820 hectares | 6 |
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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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Morocco?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Morocco was 586,820 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 586,820 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 478,240 hectares in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Morocco ranks 52nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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