Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Algeria
Algeria: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 272,640 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
272,640 hectares
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
73rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
272,640 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
250,750 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Algeria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Algeria stood at 272,640 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Algeria peaked at 272,640 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 250,750 hectares, in 1990.
That places Algeria 73rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Algeria, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 250,750 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 251,375 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 252,000 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 252,625 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 253,250 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 253,875 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 254,500 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 255,125 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 255,750 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 256,375 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 257,000 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 257,625 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 258,250 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 258,875 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 259,500 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 260,125 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 260,750 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 261,375 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 262,000 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 262,625 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 263,250 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 263,876 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 264,502 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 265,128 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 265,754 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 266,380 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 267,006 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 267,632 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 268,258 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 268,884 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 269,510 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 270,136 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 270,762 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 271,388 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 272,014 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 272,640 hectares | +0.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 272,640 hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 216,840 hectares, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 272,640 hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23,555 hectares, 11.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 253,562 hectares | 250,750 hectares | 256,375 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 259,812 hectares | 257,000 hectares | 262,625 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 266,067 hectares | 263,250 hectares | 268,884 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 271,075 hectares | 269,510 hectares | 272,640 hectares | 6 |
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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Algeria?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Algeria was 272,640 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 272,640 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 250,750 hectares in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Algeria ranks 73rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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