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Morocco — Forest area

Also known as forest cover, woodland share, share of land covered by forest, woodland area.

Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Morocco, 1990–2024.

Latest value · 2024
12.76%
Forest Area (% of Land Area) · % of land area · -0.1% since 1990
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Forest area for Morocco was 12.76% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 12.77% in 1990. The lowest was 12.75% in 2015 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.00% per year.

Morocco ranks 151 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 71%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.61%, so Morocco sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 0%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 2 of 23 economies; Israel (6.84%) is just below it.

Data highlights

World ranking. Slipped: 130th of 178 in 1990 → 150th of 207 in 2000 → 151st of 209 in 2010 → 153rd of 214 in 2020 → 150th of 209 in 2024.

Adjacent in the latest world ranking (151 of 214): Haiti (#150) · Cabo Verde (#152).

Key figures

Latest (2024)
12.76%
First (1990)
12.77%
Change
-0.1%
Highest
12.77%
in 1990
Lowest
12.75%
in 2015
Average
12.76%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.00%
Years of data
35

Recent published years. 2024 — 12.76% · 2023 — 12.76% · 2022 — 12.76% · 2021 — 12.76% · 2020 — 12.76%.

Full history — 1990 to 2024

All 35 published years for this series, most recent first. Years the source does not publish are omitted rather than interpolated.

Morocco — Forest area
Year% of land areaChange
202412.76%+0.0 pp
202312.76%+0.0 pp
202212.76%+0.0 pp
202112.76%+0.0 pp
202012.76%+0.0 pp
201912.76%+0.0 pp
201812.75%+0.0 pp
201712.75%+0.0 pp
201612.75%+0.0 pp
201512.75%-0.0 pp
201412.75%-0.0 pp
201312.75%-0.0 pp
201212.76%-0.0 pp
201112.76%-0.0 pp
201012.76%-0.0 pp
200912.76%-0.0 pp
200812.76%-0.0 pp
200712.76%-0.0 pp
200612.76%-0.0 pp
200512.77%-0.0 pp
200412.77%-0.0 pp
200312.77%-0.0 pp
200212.77%-0.0 pp
200112.77%-0.0 pp
200012.77%-0.0 pp
199912.77%-0.0 pp
199812.77%-0.0 pp
199712.77%-0.0 pp
199612.77%-0.0 pp
199512.77%-0.0 pp
199412.77%-0.0 pp
199312.77%-0.0 pp
199212.77%-0.0 pp
199112.77%-0.0 pp
199012.77%—
Reading this correctly. Land under naturally regenerated or planted stands of trees of at least five meters in situ, as a share of total land area. Figures are in % of land area. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.

Frequently asked questions

What was Morocco’s Forest area in 1991?

12.77% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.

Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?

Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.

Is Morocco’s Forest area growing or shrinking?

Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -0.1% in total.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.

What are the most recent published figures?

The last five published years: 2024: 12.76%; 2023: 12.76%; 2022: 12.76%; 2021: 12.76%; 2020: 12.76%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.

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Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.
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