Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0516 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0516 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
28th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.2048 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0516 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Algeria is 0.0516 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Algeria peaked at 0.2048 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0516 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Algeria ranks 28th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2048 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2018 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1988 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1955 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1926 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1892 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.185 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1808 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1767 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1728 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1689 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1651 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1612 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1574 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1519 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1451 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.14 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.136 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1321 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.128 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1239 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1199 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1159 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.112 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1082 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1047 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1016 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0988 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0962 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0939 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0916 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0894 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0873 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0854 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0837 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.082 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0805 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0792 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0782 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0771 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.076 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.075 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.074 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.073 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0719 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0708 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0697 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0684 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0671 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0658 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0645 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0633 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.062 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0608 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0595 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0583 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0571 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.056 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.055 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0541 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0532 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0524 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0516 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0516 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 4.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0516 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0096 Square kilometres per person, 5.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1917 Square kilometres per person | 0.1767 Square kilometres per person | 0.2048 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1531 Square kilometres per person | 0.1321 Square kilometres per person | 0.1728 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1109 Square kilometres per person | 0.0962 Square kilometres per person | 0.128 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0851 Square kilometres per person | 0.0782 Square kilometres per person | 0.0939 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0723 Square kilometres per person | 0.0671 Square kilometres per person | 0.0771 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0602 Square kilometres per person | 0.055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0658 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0528 Square kilometres per person | 0.0516 Square kilometres per person | 0.0541 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 25 Congo 0.0552 Square kilometres per person compare
- 26 Finland 0.0544 Square kilometres per person compare
- 27 Uruguay 0.0517 Square kilometres per person compare
- 29 Mali 0.0513 Square kilometres per person compare
- 30 New Zealand 0.0506 Square kilometres per person compare
- 31 Bhutan 0.0485 Square kilometres per person compare
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 — land area, per capita in Algeria?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Algeria was 0.0516 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2048 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0516 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Algeria rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Algeria ranks 28th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.