Forest area in Algeria
Algeria: Forest area was 1,691 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1,691 ha th
World rank
125th
of 255 countries
All-time high
1,715 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
1,691 ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Algeria, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Algeria is 1,691 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Algeria peaked at 1,715 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,691 ha th, in 2025.
That places Algeria 125th out of 255 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area in Algeria, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,715 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 1,708 ha th | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,701 ha th | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,698 ha th | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,695 ha th | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1,691 ha th | -0.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1,691 ha th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 ha th, 73% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1,691 ha th is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205.33 ha th, 8.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,715 ha th | 1,715 ha th | 1,715 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,708 ha th | 1,708 ha th | 1,708 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,700 ha th | 1,698 ha th | 1,701 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,693 ha th | 1,691 ha th | 1,695 ha th | 2 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Algeria?
- Forest area in Algeria was 1,691 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,715 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,691 ha th in 2025.
- How does Algeria rank for forest area?
- Algeria ranks 125th out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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