Morocco - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Morocco was 57,425 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 57,425 in 2020 and a minimum value of 54,853 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 54,853
1991 54,874
1992 54,895
1993 54,917
1994 54,938
1995 54,959
1996 54,980
1997 55,002
1998 55,023
1999 55,044
2000 55,065
2001 55,233
2002 55,401
2003 55,569
2004 55,738
2005 55,906
2006 56,074
2007 56,242
2008 56,410
2009 56,578
2010 56,746
2011 56,766
2012 56,786
2013 56,806
2014 56,827
2015 56,847
2016 56,998
2017 57,116
2018 57,216
2019 57,321
2020 57,425

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Morocco was 12.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 12.87 in 2020, while its lowest value was 12.29 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 12.29
1991 12.30
1992 12.30
1993 12.30
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 12.60
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 12.80
2018 12.82
2019 12.84
2020 12.87

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use