Marine protected areas in Morocco
Morocco: Marine protected areas was 0.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.7
in 2020
All-time low
0.3
in 2014
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Morocco, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Morocco is 0.3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Morocco peaked at 0.7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2014.
That places Morocco 126th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5 | — |
| 2014 | 0.3 | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7 | +133.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 | -57.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7, 43% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.3 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 30% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3429 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5667 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Morocco?
- Marine protected areas in Morocco was 0.3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2014.
- How does Morocco rank for marine protected areas?
- Morocco ranks 126th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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