Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Morocco
Morocco: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 59.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 59.4% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Morocco peaked at 59.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 77th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 20.4% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 36.9% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 37.5% | 59.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 74 Montenegro 60.0% compare
- 75 Sweden 59.6% compare
- 76 Guinea-Bissau 59.5% compare
- 78 Saint Martin (French part) 59.4% compare
- 79 Norfolk Island 58.8% compare
- 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 58.4% compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 108.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.86 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.419 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0098 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 30.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0745 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Morocco?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Morocco was 59.4% in 2024, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Morocco ranks 77th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. 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 Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)