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Forest area — Algeria

Forest area in Algeria in 2023 — 19,776 km². Ranked 109 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 18.6%.

2023 19,776 km² +0.49% vs 2022
World rank 109of 213
Period maximum 19,776 km²2023
Period minimum 15,790 km²2000

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Algeria, 1990–202315,00016,00017,00018,00019,00020,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 16,670 km²1991: 16,582 km²1992: 16,494 km²1993: 16,406 km²1994: 16,318 km²1995: 16,230 km²1996: 16,142 km²1997: 16,054 km²1998: 15,966 km²1999: 15,878 km²2000: 15,790 km²2001: 16,129 km²2002: 16,468 km²2003: 16,807 km²2004: 17,146 km²2005: 17,485 km²2006: 17,824 km²2007: 18,163 km²2008: 18,502 km²2009: 18,841 km²2010: 19,180 km²2011: 19,256 km²2012: 19,332 km²2013: 19,408 km²2014: 19,484 km²2015: 19,560 km²2016: 19,560 km²2017: 19,430 km²2018: 19,300 km²2019: 19,390 km²2020: 19,490 km²2021: 19,580 km²2022: 19,680 km²2023: 19,776 km²
Change over the period: +3,106 (+18.63%) Average annual rate: 0.52 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Algeria

Algeria 19,776 km²
World 40.35M km²
Middle East & North Africa 279,185 km²
Northern Africa computed 265,638 km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.52M km²
Forest area — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 19,776 +96 +0.49%
2022 19,680 +100 +0.51%
2021 19,580 +90 +0.46%
2020 19,490 +100 +0.52%
2019 19,390 +90 +0.47%
2018 19,300 −130 −0.67%
2017 19,430 −130 −0.66%
2016 19,560 +0 +0%
2015 19,560 +76 +0.39%
2014 19,484 +76 +0.39%
2013 19,408 +76 +0.39%
2012 19,332 +76 +0.39%
2011 19,256 +76 +0.4%
2010 19,180 +339 +1.8%
2009 18,841 +339 +1.83%
2008 18,502 +339 +1.87%
2007 18,163 +339 +1.9%
2006 17,824 +339 +1.94%
2005 17,485 +339 +1.98%
2004 17,146 +339 +2.02%
2003 16,807 +339 +2.06%
2002 16,468 +339 +2.1%
2001 16,129 +339 +2.15%
2000 15,790 −88 −0.55%
1999 15,878 −88 −0.55%
1998 15,966 −88 −0.55%
1997 16,054 −88 −0.55%
1996 16,142 −88 −0.54%
1995 16,230 −88 −0.54%
1994 16,318 −88 −0.54%
1993 16,406 −88 −0.53%
1992 16,494 −88 −0.53%
1991 16,582 −88 −0.53%
1990 16,670 — —

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SD Sudan 178,431 MA Morocco 57,738 DZ Algeria 19,776 TN Tunisia 7,073 LY Libya 2,170 EG Egypt 450
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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