Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Morocco
Morocco: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 58.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
58.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 240 countries
All-time high
58.8
in 2021
All-time low
19.53
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Morocco, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 58.8 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Morocco peaked at 58.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.53, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 79th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.53 | — |
| 2001 | 19.53 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.53 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.53 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.11 | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 35.06 | +39.6% |
| 2006 | 36.33 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 36.33 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36.35 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 36.36 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36.36 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36.36 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.36 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.36 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.36 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.36 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.36 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.36 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.36 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.01 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 37.01 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.8 | +58.9% |
| 2022 | 58.8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58.8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 58.8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 58.8 | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 58.8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.58, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 58.8 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.74, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.37 | 19.53 | 36.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.42 | 36.36 | 37.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.17 | 37.01 | 58.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 76 Saint Martin (French Part) 59.72 compare
- 77 Guinea-Bissau 59.48 compare
- 78 Reunion 59.21 compare
- 80 Norfolk Island 58.77 compare
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 58.71 compare
- 82 Spain 57.76 compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5464 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 47.05 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Morocco?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Morocco was 58.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.53 in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Morocco ranks 79th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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