Algeria vs Niger: Land use over the long-term
Algeria
32.78 million hectares
in 2025
Niger
28.78 million hectares
in 2025
Algeria rank
24th
Niger rank
27th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Algeria
- Niger
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 32.78 million hectares against 28.78 million hectares in Niger, a difference of 4.00 million hectares.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 24th and Niger ranks 27th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 39 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.57 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | 3.42 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1100s | 6.40 million hectares | 3.38 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1200s | 5.67 million hectares | 3.62 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1300s | 4.95 million hectares | 4.02 million hectares | 934,390 hectares | Algeria |
| 1400s | 5.05 million hectares | 4.30 million hectares | 748,580 hectares | Algeria |
| 1500s | 7.58 million hectares | 4.72 million hectares | 2.86 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1600s | 5.89 million hectares | 5.50 million hectares | 391,450 hectares | Algeria |
| 1700s | 6.16 million hectares | 6.29 million hectares | 130,990 hectares | Niger |
| 1710s | 6.42 million hectares | 6.31 million hectares | 109,840 hectares | Algeria |
| 1720s | 6.68 million hectares | 6.33 million hectares | 350,670 hectares | Algeria |
| 1730s | 6.95 million hectares | 6.36 million hectares | 591,490 hectares | Algeria |
| 1740s | 7.21 million hectares | 6.38 million hectares | 832,320 hectares | Algeria |
| 1750s | 7.47 million hectares | 6.40 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1760s | 7.74 million hectares | 6.42 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1770s | 8.00 million hectares | 6.45 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1780s | 8.26 million hectares | 6.47 million hectares | 1.80 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1790s | 8.53 million hectares | 6.49 million hectares | 2.04 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1800s | 8.79 million hectares | 6.51 million hectares | 2.28 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1810s | 9.05 million hectares | 6.54 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1820s | 9.22 million hectares | 6.56 million hectares | 2.66 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1830s | 9.39 million hectares | 6.58 million hectares | 2.81 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1840s | 9.56 million hectares | 6.60 million hectares | 2.95 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1850s | 10.57 million hectares | 6.63 million hectares | 3.94 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1860s | 11.69 million hectares | 6.76 million hectares | 4.92 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1870s | 12.92 million hectares | 6.97 million hectares | 5.95 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1880s | 14.29 million hectares | 7.25 million hectares | 7.04 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1890s | 15.74 million hectares | 7.55 million hectares | 8.20 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1900s | 18.50 million hectares | 7.85 million hectares | 10.65 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1910s | 19.68 million hectares | 8.76 million hectares | 10.92 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1920s | 21.73 million hectares | 9.49 million hectares | 12.24 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1930s | 25.89 million hectares | 10.90 million hectares | 14.99 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1940s | 29.88 million hectares | 12.41 million hectares | 17.47 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1950s | 33.48 million hectares | 16.75 million hectares | 16.73 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1960s | 36.42 million hectares | 19.94 million hectares | 16.47 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1970s | 36.01 million hectares | 20.00 million hectares | 16.01 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1980s | 31.92 million hectares | 21.11 million hectares | 10.81 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1990s | 31.30 million hectares | 22.10 million hectares | 9.20 million hectares | Algeria |
| 2000s | 32.38 million hectares | 26.35 million hectares | 6.02 million hectares | Algeria |
| 2010s | 32.98 million hectares | 28.78 million hectares | 4.19 million hectares | Algeria |
| 2020s | 32.80 million hectares | 28.78 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Algeria or Niger?
- Algeria, at 32.78 million hectares against 28.78 million hectares in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Algeria and Niger?
- 4.00 million hectares, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Niger?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Niger rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Algeria ranks 24th and Niger ranks 27th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by 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.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.