Algeria vs Sweden: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Algeria
7.7%
in 2025
Sweden
8.4%
in 2025
Algeria rank
125th
Sweden rank
122nd
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Algeria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 8.4% against 7.7% in Algeria, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 125th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 2.6% | 4.3% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 0.8% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 8.4% | 0.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Algeria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 8.4% against 7.7% in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Algeria and Sweden?
- 0.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sweden?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Sweden rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Algeria ranks 125th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.