Forest land — Share in Land area in Morocco

Morocco: Forest land — Share in Land area was 12.76 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
12.76 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
169th
of 231 countries
All-time high
12.77 %
in 1990
All-time low
12.75 %
in 2013
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Morocco, 1990–2024

0510151990200720241990: 12.8 %1991: 12.8 %1992: 12.8 %1993: 12.8 %1994: 12.8 %1995: 12.8 %1996: 12.8 %1997: 12.8 %1998: 12.8 %1999: 12.8 %2000: 12.8 %2001: 12.8 %2002: 12.8 %2003: 12.8 %2004: 12.8 %2005: 12.8 %2006: 12.8 %2007: 12.8 %2008: 12.8 %2009: 12.8 %2010: 12.8 %2011: 12.8 %2012: 12.8 %2013: 12.8 %2014: 12.8 %2015: 12.8 %2016: 12.8 %2017: 12.8 %2018: 12.8 %2019: 12.8 %2020: 12.8 %2021: 12.8 %2022: 12.8 %2023: 12.8 %2024: 12.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Morocco is 12.76 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Morocco peaked at 12.77 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.75 %, in 2013.

Morocco ranks 169th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.77 % 12.77 % 12.77 % 10
2000s 12.77 % 12.76 % 12.77 % 10
2010s 12.75 % 12.75 % 12.76 % 10
2020s 12.76 % 12.76 % 12.76 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Morocco?
Forest land — share in land area in Morocco was 12.76 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 12.77 % in 1990.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 12.75 % in 2013.
How does Morocco rank for forest land — share in land area?
Morocco ranks 169th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.