Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Algeria
Algeria: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 9,933 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Algeria, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Algeria stood at 9,933 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Algeria peaked at 10,584 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7,244 1000 ha, in 2001.
Algeria ranks 14th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Algeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7,244 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 7,848 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 7,838 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8,006 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 9,094 1000 ha | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 9,574 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 9,636 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 9,567 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 8,940 1000 ha | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 9,720 1000 ha | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 10,369 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 10,584 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 10,450 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 10,160 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 10,079 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 10,107 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10,521 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 10,245 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 10,046 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 10,070 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 9,909 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 9,657 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 10,057 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 9,933 1000 ha | -1.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 9,933 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.445 1000 ha, 22321.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 9,933 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 385.18 1000 ha, 25.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,639 1000 ha | 7,244 1000 ha | 9,636 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 10,228 1000 ha | 9,720 1000 ha | 10,584 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,925 1000 ha | 9,657 1000 ha | 10,070 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.61 1000 ha compare
- 11 Ethiopia 13,957 1000 ha compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.93 1000 ha compare
- 12 Pakistan 13,237 1000 ha compare
- 13 Morocco 11,159 1000 ha compare
- 13 Polynesia 0.04 1000 ha compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 0.03 1000 ha compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 1000 ha compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 1000 ha
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 1000 ha
- 15 Turkmenistan 9,188 1000 ha compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 1000 ha
- 15 Micronesia 0 1000 ha compare
- 16 India 7,709 1000 ha compare
- 17 Afghanistan 7,189 1000 ha 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 shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Algeria?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Algeria was 9,933 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 10,584 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,244 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Algeria rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- Algeria ranks 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.