Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Morocco
Morocco: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 10.3 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Morocco, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Morocco is 10.3 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Morocco peaked at 10.3 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.39 %, in 1990.
Morocco ranks 95th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.39 % | — |
| 1991 | 8.5 % | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 8.6 % | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 8.71 % | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 8.82 % | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 8.93 % | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 9.03 % | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 9.14 % | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 9.25 % | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 9.35 % | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 9.46 % | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 9.47 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 9.49 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 9.51 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.52 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.53 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.55 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 9.56 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.57 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.58 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 9.6 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 9.61 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 9.62 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.64 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.65 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.74 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.83 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.91 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 10 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.09 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 10.13 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.18 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 10.22 % | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 10.26 % | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 10.3 % | +0.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 10.3 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.75 %, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 10.3 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.12 %, 64% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.87 % | 8.39 % | 9.35 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.52 % | 9.46 % | 9.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.72 % | 9.58 % | 10 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2 % | 10.09 % | 10.3 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 92 South Africa 10.59 % compare
- 93 OECD 10.57 % compare
- 94 Estonia 10.39 % compare
- 96 Norfolk Island 10.2 % compare
- 97 Dominican Republic 10.05 % compare
- 98 South Sudan 10 % 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Morocco?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Morocco was 10.3 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.39 % in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Morocco ranks 95th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.