Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Morocco
Morocco: Forest area, 1000 Hectares was 5,774 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Morocco, 1992–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 5,774 for forest area, 1000 hectares in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares in Morocco peaked at 5,774 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,490, in 1992.
That places Morocco 73rd out of 224 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5,490 | — |
| 1993 | 5,492 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,494 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,496 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,498 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,502 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,504 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,507 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,523 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5,540 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5,557 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 5,574 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5,591 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5,607 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5,624 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5,641 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5,658 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 5,675 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5,677 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,679 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,681 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,683 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,685 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,700 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5,712 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5,722 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5,732 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5,742 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5,753 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5,763 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5,774 | +0.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 5,774 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,606, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 5,774 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 267.15, 21.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,497 | 5,490 | 5,504 | 8 |
| 2000s | 5,582 | 5,507 | 5,658 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,694 | 5,675 | 5,732 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,758 | 5,742 | 5,774 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 70 Burkina Faso 6,066 compare
- 71 North Korea 5,966 compare
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- 74 Somalia 5,750 compare
- 75 Panama 4,180 compare
- 76 Turkmenistan 4,127 compare
More climate change data for Morocco
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 630.35 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,511 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,896 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 343.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,334 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,148 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 186.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 15.65 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, 1000 hectares in Morocco?
- Forest area, 1000 hectares in Morocco was 5,774 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 5,774 in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,490 in 1992.
- How does Morocco rank for forest area, 1000 hectares?
- Morocco ranks 73rd out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area, 1000 hectares 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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