Planted Forest — Area in Algeria
Algeria: Planted Forest — Area was 272.64 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Algeria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Algeria stood at 272.64 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Algeria peaked at 272.64 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 250.75 1000 ha, in 1990.
Algeria ranks 78th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 253.56 1000 ha | 250.75 1000 ha | 256.38 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 259.81 1000 ha | 257 1000 ha | 262.63 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 266.07 1000 ha | 263.25 1000 ha | 268.88 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 271.07 1000 ha | 269.51 1000 ha | 272.64 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 75 Azerbaijan 308.03 1000 ha compare
- 76 Ghana 300.86 1000 ha compare
- 77 Syrian Arab Republic 294.81 1000 ha compare
- 79 Estonia 254.21 1000 ha compare
- 80 Madagascar 236.55 1000 ha compare
- 81 Sri Lanka 236.43 1000 ha compare
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 planted forest — area in Algeria?
- Planted forest — area in Algeria was 272.64 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 272.64 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 250.75 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for planted forest — area?
- Algeria ranks 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area 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, published as part of Planted Forest — 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.