Forest area in Morocco
Morocco: Forest area was 57,738 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Morocco, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Morocco stood at 57,738 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Morocco peaked at 57,738 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54,853 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Morocco 72nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,948 sq. km | 54,853 sq. km | 55,044 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,822 sq. km | 55,065 sq. km | 56,578 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,943 sq. km | 56,746 sq. km | 57,321 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,582 sq. km | 57,425 sq. km | 57,738 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 69 Burkina Faso 60,664 sq. km compare
- 70 North Korea 59,664 sq. km compare
- 71 Nepal 59,620 sq. km compare
- 73 Somalia 57,498 sq. km compare
- 74 Panama 41,796 sq. km compare
- 75 Turkmenistan 41,270 sq. km compare
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population 36.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 14.17 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.58 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,240 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 3.21 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Morocco?
- Forest area in Morocco was 57,738 sq. km 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 57,738 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,853 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for forest area?
- Morocco ranks 72nd out of 214 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 (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land 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.