Savanna fires — Burned Area in Morocco

Morocco: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 257.57 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
257.57 ha
Change on year
down 96.0%
World rank
122nd
of 216 countries
All-time high
23,202 ha
in 2022
All-time low
128.79 ha
in 2018
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna fires — Burned Area in Morocco, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200720241990: 3.7k ha1991: 3.7k ha1992: 3.7k ha1993: 3.7k ha1994: 3.7k ha1995: 3.7k ha1996: 2.5k ha1997: 1.8k ha1998: 3.4k ha1999: 3.6k ha2000: 1.5k ha2001: 1.1k ha2002: 322 ha2003: 2.1k ha2004: 4.2k ha2005: 6.1k ha2006: 4.0k ha2007: 1.3k ha2008: 322 ha2009: 3.7k ha2010: 2.4k ha2011: 3.7k ha2012: 10.5k ha2013: 3.0k ha2014: 3.9k ha2015: 150.3 ha2016: 3.2k ha2017: 2.2k ha2018: 128.8 ha2019: 3.5k ha2020: 5.2k ha2021: 3.6k ha2022: 23.2k ha2023: 6.4k ha2024: 257.6 ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area in Morocco is 257.57 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 96.0% on the previous year and down 93.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Morocco peaked at 23,202 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 128.79 ha, in 2018.

That places Morocco 122nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,361 ha 1,820 ha 3,702 ha 10
2000s 2,457 ha 321.96 ha 6,139 ha 10
2010s 3,270 ha 128.79 ha 10,517 ha 10
2020s 7,735 ha 257.57 ha 23,202 ha 5

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 119 Lebanon 321.85 ha compare
  2. 120 Estonia 280.53 ha compare
  3. 121 Hungary 279.83 ha compare
  4. 123 Sri Lanka 256.5 ha compare
  5. 124 China, Taiwan Province of 214.15 ha compare
  6. 125 Tunisia 193.25 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

More climate change data for Morocco

All data for Morocco →

Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — burned area in Morocco?
Savanna fires — burned area in Morocco was 257.57 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 23,202 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 128.79 ha in 2018.
How does Morocco rank for savanna fires — burned area?
Morocco ranks 122nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.5%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Savanna fires — Burned Area in Morocco. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/savanna-fires-burned-area-fao-tier-1/morocco/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/savanna-fires-burned-area-fao-tier-1/morocco/">Savanna fires — Burned Area in Morocco</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.