Algeria vs Nicaragua: Annual afforestation
Algeria
8,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Nicaragua
6,740 hectares per year
in 2020
Algeria rank
21st
Nicaragua rank
24th
Annual afforestation over time
- Algeria
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 8,000 hectares per year against 6,740 hectares per year in Nicaragua, a difference of 1,260 hectares per year.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 21st and Nicaragua ranks 24th of 106 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,030 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 30,030 hectares per year | Algeria |
| 2000s | 27,370 hectares per year | 2,610 hectares per year | 24,760 hectares per year | Algeria |
| 2010s | 22,005 hectares per year | 7,205 hectares per year | 14,800 hectares per year | Algeria |
| 2020s | 8,000 hectares per year | 6,740 hectares per year | 1,260 hectares per year | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Algeria or Nicaragua?
- Algeria, at 8,000 hectares per year against 6,740 hectares per year in Nicaragua as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Algeria and Nicaragua?
- 1,260 hectares per year, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nicaragua?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Algeria and Nicaragua rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Algeria ranks 21st and Nicaragua ranks 24th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.