Forest land — Share in Land area in Morocco
Morocco: Forest land — Share in Land area was 12.76 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Morocco, 1990–2024
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 182nd of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.77 % | — |
| 1991 | 12.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.76 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.75 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.76 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.76 % | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 12.76 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.45 %, 54% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 12.76 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.55 %, 8.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 179 Haiti 13.45 % compare
- 180 Sudan (former) 13.28 % compare
- 181 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 13.07 % compare
- 183 Cabo Verde 12.52 % compare
- 184 Maldives 12.48 % compare
- 185 Burkina Faso 12.27 % 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 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 182nd out of 249 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
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.