Annual change in forest area in Algeria
Algeria: Annual change in forest area was -674 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Annual change in forest area in Algeria, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Algeria recorded -674 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Algeria peaked at -674 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -675 hectares, in 2001.
That places Algeria 164th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -674 hectares | -674 hectares | -674 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -674.9 hectares | -675 hectares | -674 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -674.1 hectares | -675 hectares | -674 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -674 hectares | -674 hectares | -674 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 161 Samoa -480 hectares compare
- 162 Moldova -580 hectares compare
- 163 Namibia -644.04 hectares compare
- 165 Solomon Islands -734.03 hectares compare
- 166 Western Sahara -798.01 hectares compare
- 167 East Timor -848 hectares compare
More environment data for Algeria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 252.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0747 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 37.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 56.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0812 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2872 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Algeria?
- Annual change in forest area in Algeria was -674 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was -674 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -675 hectares in 2001.
- How does Algeria rank for annual change in forest area?
- Algeria ranks 164th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.