Forest land — Area in Algeria
Algeria: Forest land — Area was 1,691 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Algeria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Algeria is 1,691 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Algeria peaked at 1,715 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,691 1000 ha, in 2025.
Algeria ranks 119th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,712 1000 ha | 1,709 1000 ha | 1,715 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,705 1000 ha | 1,702 1000 ha | 1,708 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,698 1000 ha | 1,695 1000 ha | 1,701 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,693 1000 ha | 1,691 1000 ha | 1,695 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More environment data for Algeria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 16.03 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,365 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13.77 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 79.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 32,807 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.38 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 982.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,531 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Algeria?
- Forest land — area in Algeria was 1,691 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,715 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,691 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Algeria rank for forest land — area?
- Algeria ranks 119th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.