Share global forest in Algeria
Algeria: Share global forest was 0.0409 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.0409
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
115th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0409
in 2025
All-time low
0.0395
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Algeria, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Algeria stood at 0.0409. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Algeria peaked at 0.0409 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0395, in 1990.
Algeria ranks 115th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share global forest in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0395 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0396 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0396 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0397 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0398 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0399 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.04 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0401 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0401 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0402 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0403 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0403 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0404 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0404 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0404 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0404 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0404 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0404 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0405 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0405 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0405 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0405 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0405 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0406 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0406 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0406 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0406 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0406 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0407 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0407 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0407 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0407 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0408 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0408 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0408 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0409 | +0.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0409 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 74% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0409 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.005, 8.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0399 | 0.0395 | 0.0402 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0404 | 0.0403 | 0.0405 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0406 | 0.0405 | 0.0407 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0408 | 0.0407 | 0.0409 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More environment data for Algeria
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.022 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.691 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.77 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Algeria?
- Share global forest in Algeria was 0.0409 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0409 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0395 in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for share global forest?
- Algeria ranks 115th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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