Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Morocco
Morocco: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 5,109 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Morocco, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Morocco stood at 5,109 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Morocco peaked at 5,223 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,109 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Morocco 79th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Morocco, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,223 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,216 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 5,210 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 5,204 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5,197 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 5,191 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 5,185 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 5,178 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 5,172 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 5,166 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 5,159 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 5,158 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,158 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,157 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,156 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,155 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,154 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,153 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,152 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,151 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,150 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,148 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,146 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,144 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,143 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,141 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,136 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5,132 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5,128 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5,124 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,119 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 5,117 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,115 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,113 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,111 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 5,109 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 5,109 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,066 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 5,109 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 140.98 1000 ha, 36.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,194 1000 ha | 5,166 1000 ha | 5,223 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,155 1000 ha | 5,151 1000 ha | 5,159 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,139 1000 ha | 5,124 1000 ha | 5,150 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,114 1000 ha | 5,109 1000 ha | 5,119 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Morocco?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Morocco was 5,109 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 5,223 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,109 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Morocco rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Morocco ranks 79th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.