Algeria's forest cover rose from 0.7 % in 1994 to 0.8 % in 2023.
Algeria · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Algeria's forest area rose from 16,318 km in 1994 to 19,776 km in 2023.
Algeria's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 7.5 % in 2013 to 4.7 % in 2025.
Algeria's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 16.6 % in 1994 to 17.4 % in 2023.
Algeria's arable land (% of land area) rose from 3.1 % in 1994 to 3.2 % in 2023.
Air
Algeria's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 13.5 in 1994 to 16.5 in 2023.
Water
Algeria's water stress rose from 42.6 % in 1993 to 91.5 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
164th of 181 · 10th in MENA+
Algeria's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 412.3 in 1993 to 247.3 in 2022.
Access
Algeria's safe drinking water fell from 69.5 % in 2000 to 69.0 % in 2024.
Algeria's safe sanitation rose from 58.9 % in 2000 to 62.5 % in 2024.