Algeria
Country in Africa
In brief
Forest cover: 0.7% (2024). World rank 200 of 213; in Africa, 51 of 54. Renewable fresh water, m³ per person: 247 (2022). World rank 164 of 183; in Africa, 48 of 53. Water stress, share of fresh water withdrawn: 145% (2022). World rank 172 of 178 (1 = best); in Africa, 52 of 53. From 2015 to 2025: protected areas 7.1% → 4.4%. Better than all its neighbours (Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mauritania, Mali, and Morocco): air pollution PM2.5.