Forest area in Morocco
Morocco: Forest area was 12.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Morocco, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Morocco is 12.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Morocco peaked at 12.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1990.
Morocco ranks 149th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.3% | — |
| 1991 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 12.3% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.7% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 146 Azerbaijan 14.1% compare
- 147 South Africa 14.0% compare
- 148 United Kingdom 13.3% compare
- 150 Tonga 12.4% compare
- 151 Haiti 12.3% compare
- 152 Uruguay 12.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 500.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3687 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 10.55 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 10.55 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Morocco?
- Forest area in Morocco was 12.9% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for forest area?
- Morocco ranks 149th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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.