Algeria vs Eritrea: Forest area
Algeria
1.69 million hectares
in 2025
Eritrea
1.44 million hectares
in 2025
Algeria rank
115th
Eritrea rank
116th
Forest area over time
- Algeria
- Eritrea
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 1.69 million hectares against 1.44 million hectares in Eritrea, a difference of 249,340 hectares.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 115th and Eritrea ranks 116th of 235 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 87,527 hectares | Algeria |
| 2000s | 1.71 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 140,577 hectares | Algeria |
| 2010s | 1.70 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 193,627 hectares | Algeria |
| 2020s | 1.69 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 236,075 hectares | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Algeria or Eritrea?
- Algeria, at 1.69 million hectares against 1.44 million hectares in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Algeria and Eritrea?
- 249,340 hectares, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Eritrea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Eritrea rank globally for forest area?
- Algeria ranks 115th and Eritrea ranks 116th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.