Annex B: Forest Sector Statistics
Forest land distribution |
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description |
area (ha) |
% of forest land |
% of Morocco |
productive forest land |
3 107 500 |
36 |
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natural forests |
2 577 500 |
-- |
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plantations |
530 000 |
-- |
|
non-productive forest land |
1 894 800 |
21 |
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legally protected areas |
422 750 |
4 |
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fallow forest land |
378 950 |
4 |
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shrubland |
3 186 000 |
35 |
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total national forests (forests, alfatière plantations) |
9 000 000 |
100% |
|
cultivated and arable land |
7 438 000 |
10.4 |
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other land: rangeland, desert, mountains, etc. |
55 345 030 |
77.4 |
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Forest species distribution |
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Deciduous |
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species |
area (ha) |
% |
Q. (chêne liège) |
350 000 |
7 |
Q. (chêne à feuilles cadauques) |
126 000 |
3 |
Q. (chêne vert) |
1 360 000 |
29 |
Arganier spinozo (aganier) |
830 000 |
17 |
Acacia spp. (acacias sahariens) |
1 128 000 |
24 |
secondary species |
958 000 |
20 |
total deciduous |
4 752 000 |
82% |
Coniferous (resinous) |
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C. (cèdre de l'Atlas) |
132 000 |
12 |
Pinus spp. (pin maratime et d'Alpen) |
80 000 |
8 |
Thuja (thuya de Berberie) |
600 000 |
58 |
other (genévriers, thurifère, Cyprès, Sapin) |
240 000 |
22 |
16 000 |
2 |
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total coniferous |
1 062 000 |
18% |
Forest Product Annual Yields |
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specie |
yield |
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m3/ha/an |
m3/an |
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Cèdre (132 000 ha) |
.4 |
52,000 |
Pin d'Alpen naturel |
.67 |
50,000 |
Pin maritime naturel |
.35 |
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Thuya (600,000 ha) |
.45 |
270 000 |
Chêne vert (1 360 000 ha) |
1.2 |
1 632 000 |
Chêne liège (350 000 ha) |
.3 |
105 000 |
Eucalyptus |
4.5 (zone Cellulose) |
549 000 |
2.5 (hors zone Cellulose) |
150 000 |
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Pins de plantations |
1 |
200 000 |
Liège |
80 kg/ha/an |
20,000 tonnes |
Ecorce à tan de l'Accacia mearnsii |
.3 tonnes/ha/an |
1 800 tonnes |