Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Morocco
Morocco: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 57.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Morocco, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 57.0% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Morocco peaked at 57.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2000.
That places Morocco 73rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.7% | — |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +57.2% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +30.5% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 57.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.6%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 57.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.4%, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 21.7% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 43.2% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 43.6% | 57.0% | 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 protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Morocco?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Morocco was 57.0% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Morocco ranks 73rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).