Land use hidden — Forest in Algeria
Algeria: Land use hidden — Forest was 19,776 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Algeria, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 19,776 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Algeria peaked at 19,776 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,790 Square kilometres, in 2000.
That places Algeria 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,670 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 16,582 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 16,494 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 16,406 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 16,318 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 16,230 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 16,142 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 16,054 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 15,966 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 15,878 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 15,790 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 16,129 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 16,468 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 16,807 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 17,146 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 17,485 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 17,824 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 18,163 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 18,502 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 18,841 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 19,180 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 19,256 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 19,332 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 19,408 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 19,484 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 19,560 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 19,560 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19,430 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 19,300 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 19,390 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19,490 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 19,580 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 19,680 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 19,776 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 19,776 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,224 Square kilometres, 70% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 19,776 Square kilometres is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,170 Square kilometres, 9.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,274 Square kilometres | 15,878 Square kilometres | 16,670 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,316 Square kilometres | 15,790 Square kilometres | 18,841 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,390 Square kilometres | 19,180 Square kilometres | 19,560 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,631 Square kilometres | 19,490 Square kilometres | 19,776 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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)
- 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 land use hidden — forest in Algeria?
- Land use hidden — forest in Algeria was 19,776 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 19,776 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,790 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Algeria ranks 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata