Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Algeria
0.5%
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea
0.3%
in 2020
Algeria rank
28th
Equatorial Guinea rank
31st
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Algeria
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 0.5% against 0.3% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.5 times Equatorial Guinea's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 28th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 31st of 105 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.3% | 1.3% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Algeria or Equatorial Guinea?
- Algeria, at 0.5% against 0.3% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Algeria and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Equatorial Guinea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Algeria and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Algeria ranks 28th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 31st of 105 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.