Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Morocco
Morocco: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 58.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Morocco, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 58.8% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected 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, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Morocco peaked at 58.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, 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.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.5% | — |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +39.6% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +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 45.6%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 58.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.7%, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 19.5% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 37.0% | 58.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 76 Saint Martin (French part) 59.7% compare
- 77 Guinea-Bissau 59.5% compare
- 78 Reunion 59.2% compare
- 80 Norfolk Island 58.8% compare
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 58.7% compare
- 82 Spain 57.8% 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 58.8% in 2025, 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 58.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Morocco ranks 79th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected 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 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 (%).