Environment in Algeria

2,300 indicators covering environment for Algeria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus -4,940 t 2023 down 1,122.0% 157th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area -0.5786 kg/ha 2023 down 1,107.9% 136th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium -44,925 t 2023 down 6.1% 166th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area -5.26 kg/ha 2023 down 4.9% 143rd
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 78.93 % 2023 down 20.0% 34th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 116.37 % 2023 up 15.0% 48th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 183.4 % 2023 down 1.4% 31st
Arable land use per person 0.1631 hectares per person 2023 down 16.4% 75th
Forest area 1.69 million hectares 2025 down 0.4% 115th
Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 up 0.6% 115th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -2.02 2023 down 63.0% 182nd
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 66.3% 129th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0004 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 27,933.3% 117th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 130th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 386.5% 107th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 247.3% 28th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 248.9% 36th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.3% 92nd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.1% 78th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 57.4% 57th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.6% 114th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 24.3% 121st
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 76.4% 142nd
Plywood and LVL — Production 23,000 m3 2024 unchanged 84th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 5.69 % change on previous year 2024 up 124.7% 72nd
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 24.0% 44th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 189.3% 28th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0007 1000 USD per person 2024 up 4,677.0% 82nd
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0006 t per person 2024 up 4,810.5% 83rd
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 31.0% 91st
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0184 t per square kilometre 2023 down 38.8% 94th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 0.6% 90th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 2.57 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 6.7% 43rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 255.1% 7th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.2% 98th
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 336.69 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,258.5% 5th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 98 t 2024 down 42.0% 58th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 101 1000 USD 2024 down 18.5% 63rd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year 2024 up 87.3% 126th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0611 m3 per person 2024 down 10.9% 123rd
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.1924 m3 per person 2024 down 10.9% 96th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0615 m3 per person 2024 down 10.9% 132nd
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.1953 m3 per person 2024 down 10.9% 117th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 4.79 % change on previous year 2024 up 106.2% 74th
Primary Forest — Area 0 1000 ha 2025 126th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 203,252 t 2024 up 328.3% 36th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 160,684 1000 USD 2024 up 324.8% 35th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 665.4% 134th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0001 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 6.2% 135th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 488.2% 82nd
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 339.4% 83rd
Recovered paper — Import quantity 459 t 2024 up 16.2% 125th
Recovered paper — Import value 225 1000 USD 2024 up 23.6% 112th
Annual change in forest area -674 hectares 2025 unchanged 164th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.0% 2025 down 0.4% 156th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.0% 2025 down 0.4% 155th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -674 hectares 2025 unchanged 164th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 87th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th