Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Algeria
Algeria: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 0.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.7%
World rank
202nd
of 219 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1990
All-time low
0.7%
in 2010
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Algeria, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.7% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Algeria peaked at 0.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.
Algeria ranks 202nd of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
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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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0056 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Algeria?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Algeria was 0.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
- How does Algeria rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Algeria ranks 202nd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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