Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Algeria
Algeria: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -674 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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
In 2025, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Algeria stood at -674 hectares. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Algeria peaked at -674 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -675 hectares, in 2001.
Algeria ranks 164th of 235 countries on this measure, 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Algeria?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was -674 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -675 hectares in 2001.
- How does Algeria rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Algeria ranks 164th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.