Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported in Algeria
Algeria: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported was -674 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-674 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
164th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-674 hectares
in 1991
All-time low
-675 hectares
in 2001
Years of data
35
1991–2025
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.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported in Algeria, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -674 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -675 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2002 | -675 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -675 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -675 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -675 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -675 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -675 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -675 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -675 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -675 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -674 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2012 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -674 hectares | -0.0% |
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
- 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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.