Which has higher forest area, Algeria or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 20,940 sq. km against 19,776 sq. km in Algeria as of 2023.

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

1,164 sq. km, with Uruguay ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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 Uruguay: Forest area

Algeria

19,776 sq. km

in 2023

Uruguay

20,940 sq. km

in 2023

Algeria rank

109th

Uruguay rank

107th

Forest area over time

Algeria
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 20,940 sq. km against 19,776 sq. km in Algeria, a difference of 1,164 sq. km.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 109th and Uruguay ranks 107th of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16,274 sq. km	10,550 sq. km	5,724 sq. km	Algeria
2000s	17,316 sq. km	15,320 sq. km	1,995 sq. km	Algeria
2010s	19,390 sq. km	18,868 sq. km	522.1 sq. km	Algeria
2020s	19,631 sq. km	20,625 sq. km	993.53 sq. km	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Algeria or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 20,940 sq. km against 19,776 sq. km in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Algeria and Uruguay?: 1,164 sq. km, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Uruguay?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Uruguay rank globally for forest area?: Algeria ranks 109th and Uruguay ranks 107th of 213 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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About this data

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: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 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.