Tetraclinis articulata is widespread in northern Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia and also has two small relictual subpopulations in Malta and near Cartagena in Spain. In Morocco it is found in six zones: 1-Rif mountains; 2-Eastern Morocco; 3-Eastern middle Atlas; 4-Valleys of the central plateau and eastern Meseta; 5-Western Middle Atlas and High Atlas; 6- Anti Atlas. Across North Africa Tetraclinis woodlands are estimated to cover almost 1 million hecatres of which more than 600,000 are in Morocco.