Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Morocco
Morocco: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 61.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Morocco, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 61.5% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Morocco peaked at 61.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1990.
That places Morocco 51st out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.9% | — |
| 2000 | 24.4% | +123.3% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +76.1% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 61.5% | +9.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 61.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 61.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.6%, 37.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 43.0% | 59.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 56.3% | 61.5% | 2 |
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Morocco?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Morocco was 61.5% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Morocco ranks 51st out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).