Forest area in Morocco
Morocco: Forest area was 5.14 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Morocco, 1990–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 5.14 million hectares for forest area in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Morocco peaked at 5.14 million hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.02 million hectares, in 2000.
That places Morocco 25th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.03 million hectares | 5.02 million hectares | 5.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.07 million hectares | 5.02 million hectares | 5.12 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.14 million hectares | 5.13 million hectares | 5.14 million hectares | 2 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.5% (2025)
- Rural population 14.17 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 36.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.58 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Morocco?
- Forest area in Morocco was 5.14 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 5.14 million hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.02 million hectares in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for forest area?
- Morocco ranks 25th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Forest area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.