What is the difference in forest area between Algeria and Niger?

291,600 hectares, with Algeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Niger?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Forest area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Niger: Forest area

Algeria

1.48 million hectares

in 2011

Niger

1.19 million hectares

in 2011

Algeria rank

36th

Niger rank

37th

Forest area over time

Algeria
Niger

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 1.48 million hectares against 1.19 million hectares in Niger, a difference of 291,600 hectares.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.

Algeria ranks 36th and Niger ranks 37th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.63 million hectares	1.67 million hectares	39,950 hectares	Niger
2000s	1.54 million hectares	1.27 million hectares	267,900 hectares	Algeria
2010s	1.49 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	289,800 hectares	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Algeria or Niger?: Algeria, at 1.48 million hectares against 1.19 million hectares in Niger as of 2011.
What is the difference in forest area between Algeria and Niger?: 291,600 hectares, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Niger?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Niger rank globally for forest area?: Algeria ranks 36th and Niger ranks 37th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Forest area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,295 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.