Annual deforestation in Algeria
Algeria: Annual deforestation was 8,670 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation in Algeria, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 8,670 hectares per year for annual deforestation in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Algeria peaked at 33,790 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8,670 hectares per year, in 2020.
Algeria ranks 40th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,700 hectares per year | 30,700 hectares per year | 30,700 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 28,050 hectares per year | 28,050 hectares per year | 28,050 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 22,675 hectares per year | 11,560 hectares per year | 33,790 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 8,670 hectares per year | 8,670 hectares per year | 8,670 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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 deforestation in Algeria?
- Annual deforestation in Algeria was 8,670 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 33,790 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,670 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for annual deforestation?
- Algeria ranks 40th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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