Afghanistan vs Algeria: Land use over the long term
Afghanistan
30.55 million
in 2025
Algeria
32.78 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
25th
Algeria rank
24th
Land use over the long term over time
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 32.78 million against 30.55 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.23 million.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Algeria ranks 24th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 28 and Algeria in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Algeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 10.92 million | 6.57 million | 4.36 million | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 11.25 million | 6.40 million | 4.85 million | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 11.54 million | 5.67 million | 5.86 million | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 7.85 million | 4.95 million | 2.90 million | Afghanistan |
| 1400s | 8.15 million | 5.05 million | 3.10 million | Afghanistan |
| 1500s | 8.40 million | 7.58 million | 824,400 | Afghanistan |
| 1600s | 10.11 million | 5.89 million | 4.21 million | Afghanistan |
| 1700s | 9.68 million | 6.16 million | 3.52 million | Afghanistan |
| 1710s | 9.87 million | 6.42 million | 3.45 million | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 10.05 million | 6.68 million | 3.36 million | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 10.23 million | 6.95 million | 3.28 million | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 10.41 million | 7.21 million | 3.20 million | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 10.59 million | 7.47 million | 3.12 million | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 10.78 million | 7.74 million | 3.04 million | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 10.97 million | 8.00 million | 2.97 million | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 11.16 million | 8.26 million | 2.90 million | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 11.35 million | 8.53 million | 2.83 million | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 11.55 million | 8.79 million | 2.76 million | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 11.75 million | 9.05 million | 2.69 million | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 11.95 million | 9.22 million | 2.73 million | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 12.28 million | 9.39 million | 2.89 million | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 12.89 million | 9.56 million | 3.33 million | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 13.52 million | 10.57 million | 2.95 million | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 14.19 million | 11.69 million | 2.50 million | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 14.89 million | 12.92 million | 1.97 million | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 15.85 million | 14.29 million | 1.56 million | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 17.07 million | 15.74 million | 1.32 million | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 18.37 million | 18.50 million | 131,800 | Algeria |
| 1910s | 19.78 million | 19.68 million | 98,200 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 21.38 million | 21.73 million | 349,700 | Algeria |
| 1930s | 22.96 million | 25.89 million | 2.94 million | Algeria |
| 1940s | 24.51 million | 29.88 million | 5.37 million | Algeria |
| 1950s | 27.60 million | 33.48 million | 5.88 million | Algeria |
| 1960s | 30.00 million | 36.42 million | 6.42 million | Algeria |
| 1970s | 30.00 million | 36.01 million | 6.01 million | Algeria |
| 1980s | 30.00 million | 31.92 million | 1.92 million | Algeria |
| 1990s | 30.00 million | 31.30 million | 1.30 million | Algeria |
| 2000s | 30.00 million | 32.38 million | 2.38 million | Algeria |
| 2010s | 30.00 million | 32.98 million | 2.98 million | Algeria |
| 2020s | 30.37 million | 32.80 million | 2.43 million | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long term, Afghanistan or Algeria?
- Algeria, at 32.78 million against 30.55 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long term between Afghanistan and Algeria?
- 2.23 million, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Algeria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Algeria rank globally for land use over the long term?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Algeria ranks 24th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.