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Forest cover — Morocco

Forest cover in Morocco in 2023 — 12.94%. Ranked 149 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.65 pp.

2023 12.94% +0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 149of 213
Period maximum 12.94%2023
Period minimum 12.29%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Morocco, 1990–202312.212.412.612.8131990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 12.29%1991: 12.3%1992: 12.3%1993: 12.3%1994: 12.31%1995: 12.31%1996: 12.32%1997: 12.32%1998: 12.33%1999: 12.33%2000: 12.34%2001: 12.38%2002: 12.41%2003: 12.45%2004: 12.49%2005: 12.53%2006: 12.56%2007: 12.6%2008: 12.64%2009: 12.68%2010: 12.71%2011: 12.72%2012: 12.72%2013: 12.73%2014: 12.73%2015: 12.74%2016: 12.77%2017: 12.8%2018: 12.82%2019: 12.84%2020: 12.87%2021: 12.89%2022: 12.91%2023: 12.94%
Change over the period: +0.65 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Morocco

Morocco 12.94%
World 31.1%
Middle East & North Africa 2.21%
Northern Africa computed 3.49%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Morocco, by year Morocco All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 12.94 +0.02 pp
2022 12.91 +0.02 pp
2021 12.89 +0.02 pp
2020 12.87 +0.02 pp
2019 12.84 +0.02 pp
2018 12.82 +0.02 pp
2017 12.8 +0.03 pp
2016 12.77 +0.03 pp
2015 12.74 +0 pp
2014 12.73 +0 pp
2013 12.73 +0 pp
2012 12.72 +0 pp
2011 12.72 +0 pp
2010 12.71 +0.04 pp
2009 12.68 +0.04 pp
2008 12.64 +0.04 pp
2007 12.6 +0.04 pp
2006 12.56 +0.04 pp
2005 12.53 +0.04 pp
2004 12.49 +0.04 pp
2003 12.45 +0.04 pp
2002 12.41 +0.04 pp
2001 12.38 +0.04 pp
2000 12.34 +0 pp
1999 12.33 +0 pp
1998 12.33 +0 pp
1997 12.32 +0 pp
1996 12.32 +0 pp
1995 12.31 +0 pp
1994 12.31 +0 pp
1993 12.3 +0 pp
1992 12.3 +0 pp
1991 12.3 +0 pp
1990 12.29 —

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MA Morocco 12.94 SD Sudan 9.55 TN Tunisia 4.55 DZ Algeria 0.83 LY Libya 0.12 EG Egypt 0.05
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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