Algeria vs Namibia: Annual change in forest area
Algeria
-674 hectares
in 2025
Namibia
-644.04 hectares
in 2025
Algeria rank
164th
Namibia rank
163rd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Algeria
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports -644.04 hectares against -674 hectares in Algeria, a difference of 29.96 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 164th and Namibia ranks 163rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -674 hectares | -71,009 hectares | 70,335 hectares | Algeria |
| 2000s | -674.9 hectares | -7,681 hectares | 7,007 hectares | Algeria |
| 2010s | -674.1 hectares | -644.87 hectares | 29.23 hectares | Namibia |
| 2020s | -674 hectares | -644.37 hectares | 29.63 hectares | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Algeria or Namibia?
- Namibia, at -644.04 hectares against -674 hectares in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Algeria and Namibia?
- 29.96 hectares, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Namibia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Algeria ranks 164th and Namibia ranks 163rd 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
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.