Algeria vs Eritrea: Forest land — Area

Algeria
1,691 1000 ha
in 2025
Eritrea
1,442 1000 ha
in 2025
Algeria rank
119th
Eritrea rank
120th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Algeria
  • Eritrea
05001.0k1.5k199020072025

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 1,691 1000 ha against 1,442 1000 ha in Eritrea, a difference of 249 1000 ha.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 119th and Eritrea ranks 120th of 231 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 1,711 1000 ha 1,615 1000 ha 95.49 1000 ha Algeria
2000s 1,705 1000 ha 1,565 1000 ha 140.58 1000 ha Algeria
2010s 1,698 1000 ha 1,505 1000 ha 193.63 1000 ha Algeria
2020s 1,693 1000 ha 1,457 1000 ha 236.08 1000 ha Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Algeria or Eritrea?
Algeria, at 1,691 1000 ha against 1,442 1000 ha in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Algeria and Eritrea?
249 1000 ha, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Eritrea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Eritrea rank globally for forest land — area?
Algeria ranks 119th and Eritrea ranks 120th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.