Annual deforestation in Algeria
Algeria: Annual deforestation was 8,670 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
8,670 hectares per year
World rank
40th
of 112 countries
All-time high
33,790 hectares per year
in 2010
All-time low
8,670 hectares per year
in 2020
Years of data
5
1990–2020
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.
Annual deforestation in Algeria, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30,700 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 28,050 hectares per year | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 33,790 hectares per year | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 11,560 hectares per year | -65.8% |
| 2020 | 8,670 hectares per year | -25.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 8,670 hectares per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,515 hectares per year, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -26.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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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