Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Morocco?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Morocco data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Morocco

Name: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Morocco
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Morocco: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 7.92 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

7.92 1000 ha

Change on year

down 6.8%

World rank

143rd

of 240 countries

All-time high

41.59 1000 ha

in 2001

All-time low

6.8 1000 ha

in 2019

Years of data

2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Morocco, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Morocco is 7.92 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Morocco peaked at 41.59 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.8 1000 ha, in 2019.

Morocco ranks 143rd of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	14.07 1000 ha	9.75 1000 ha	41.59 1000 ha	9
2010s	10.01 1000 ha	6.8 1000 ha	13.44 1000 ha	10
2020s	8.14 1000 ha	7.21 1000 ha	8.65 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Morocco

140 North Macedonia 8.66 1000 ha compare
141 Burkina Faso 8.42 1000 ha compare
142 El Salvador 7.93 1000 ha compare
144 French Guiana 7.67 1000 ha compare
145 Afghanistan 7.47 1000 ha compare
146 Belgium 6.61 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

More environment data for Morocco

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 21.85 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,967 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 25 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 47.05 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 70 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 21,000 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.44 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 1,932 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.56 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 7,068 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Morocco →

Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Morocco?: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Morocco was 7.92 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Morocco?: The highest recorded value was 41.59 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Morocco?: The lowest recorded value was 6.8 1000 ha in 2019.
How does Morocco rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?: Morocco ranks 143rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Morocco?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Morocco data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.