Algeria - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Algeria was 19,490 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19,560 in 2016 and a minimum value of 15,790 in 2000.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 16,670
1991 16,582
1992 16,494
1993 16,406
1994 16,318
1995 16,230
1996 16,142
1997 16,054
1998 15,966
1999 15,878
2000 15,790
2001 16,129
2002 16,468
2003 16,807
2004 17,146
2005 17,485
2006 17,824
2007 18,163
2008 18,502
2009 18,841
2010 19,180
2011 19,256
2012 19,332
2013 19,408
2014 19,484
2015 19,560
2016 19,560
2017 19,430
2018 19,300
2019 19,390
2020 19,490

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Algeria was 0.818 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 0.821 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.663 in 2000.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 0.700
1991 0.696
1992 0.693
1993 0.689
1994 0.685
1995 0.681
1996 0.678
1997 0.674
1998 0.670
1999 0.667
2000 0.663
2001 0.677
2002 0.691
2003 0.706
2004 0.720
2005 0.734
2006 0.748
2007 0.763
2008 0.777
2009 0.791
2010 0.805
2011 0.808
2012 0.812
2013 0.815
2014 0.818
2015 0.821
2016 0.821
2017 0.816
2018 0.810
2019 0.814
2020 0.818

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use