Algeria vs Moldova: Annual change in forest area

Algeria
-674 hectares
in 2025
Moldova
-580 hectares
in 2025
Algeria rank
164th
Moldova rank
162nd

Annual change in forest area over time

  • Algeria
  • Moldova
-2.0k02.0k4.0k199120082025

How they compare

Moldova currently reports -580 hectares against -674 hectares in Algeria, a difference of 94 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Moldova ahead.

Algeria ranks 164th and Moldova ranks 162nd of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Moldova in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Moldova Difference Ahead
1990s -674 hectares 1,900 hectares 2,574 hectares Moldova
2000s -674.9 hectares 2,899 hectares 3,574 hectares Moldova
2010s -674.1 hectares 435 hectares 1,109 hectares Moldova
2020s -674 hectares -923.34 hectares 249.34 hectares Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area, Algeria or Moldova?
Moldova, at -580 hectares against -674 hectares in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Algeria and Moldova?
94 hectares, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Moldova?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Moldova rank globally for annual change in forest area?
Algeria ranks 164th and Moldova ranks 162nd of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.