Share of forest area within protected areas in Algeria
Algeria: Share of forest area within protected areas was 7.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Algeria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 7.7% for share of forest area within protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Algeria peaked at 7.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1990.
Algeria ranks 150th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.9% | — |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +27.0% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 7.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 37% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 7.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.0%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 147 Sweden 8.4% compare
- 148 Gambia 8.2% compare
- 149 Aruba 8.2% compare
- 151 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 7.6% compare
- 152 Kyrgyzstan 7.5% compare
- 153 South Korea 7.2% 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 share of forest area within protected areas in Algeria?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Algeria was 7.7% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Algeria ranks 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).