Which has higher forest area, Algeria or Bangladesh?

Bangladesh, at 18,734 sq. km against 16,914 sq. km in Algeria as of 2025.

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

1,820 sq. km, with Bangladesh ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Bangladesh: Forest area (sq. km)

Algeria

16,914 sq. km

in 2025

Bangladesh

18,734 sq. km

in 2025

Algeria rank

114th

Bangladesh rank

113th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Algeria
Bangladesh

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 18,734 sq. km against 16,914 sq. km in Algeria, a difference of 1,820 sq. km.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 114th and Bangladesh ranks 113th of 214 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Bangladesh	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17,119 sq. km	19,561 sq. km	2,441 sq. km	Bangladesh
2000s	17,052 sq. km	19,059 sq. km	2,007 sq. km	Bangladesh
2010s	16,984 sq. km	18,838 sq. km	1,854 sq. km	Bangladesh
2020s	16,930 sq. km	18,759 sq. km	1,828 sq. km	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Algeria or Bangladesh?: Bangladesh, at 18,734 sq. km against 16,914 sq. km in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Algeria and Bangladesh?: 1,820 sq. km, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Bangladesh?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Bangladesh rank globally for forest area?: Algeria ranks 114th and Bangladesh ranks 113th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 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.