Algiers
2 km around Kouba
Air quality now
AQI 70
14.8%
tree cover
47.2K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Africa · air quality report · 40 cities
Algeria air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 40 cities Airleaf measures in Algeria average AQI 49 (good). The worst air is in Algiers, at AQI 70, and the cleanest in Aïn Beïda, at AQI 35.
None of the 40 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 57% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 49
Good
US EPA index, across 40 cities
- cities measured
- 40
- worst air: Algiers
- 70
- cleanest air: Aïn Beïda
- 35
- average tree cover
- 8.0%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Algeria · average AQI 49
Air quality right now in the 8 largest cities in Algeria
Moderate
Oran
2 km around Hai Yaghmourassen
Air quality now
AQI 69
4.8%
tree cover
70.7K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Constantine
2 km around Constantine
Air quality now
AQI 54
21.9%
tree cover
25.4K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Annaba
2 km around Annaba
Air quality now
AQI 52
11.2%
tree cover
34.7K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Blida
2 km around Blida
Air quality now
AQI 54
27.5%
tree cover
7.9K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Batna
2 km around Batna
Air quality now
AQI 41
3.4%
tree cover
83.6K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Bab Ezzouar
2 km around Bab Ezzouar
Air quality now
AQI 59
6.9%
tree cover
72.6K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Djelfa
2 km around حي بن تيبة، الجلفة، Algeria
Air quality now
AQI 44
2.2%
tree cover
87.3K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Algeria today?
None of the 40 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 57% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
40 measured cities
- Good23 (57%)
- Moderate17 (43%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
In aggregate
Algeria in numbers
Every figure below is read the same way over the same 2 km area per city, so they add up and compare like for like. Averaged across the 40 of 40 cities measured so far in Algeria.
- Average air quality
- AQI 49Mean of the latest reading per city
- Average tree cover
- 8.0%39 of 40 below their target
- Trees counted
- 920KAcross every measured area
- More trees needed
- 2.7MTo bring each area to its target
Worst air quality right now
Cleanest air right now
Greenest cities in Algeria
Least tree cover in Algeria
Excludes barren and desert sites
Against everywhere else
How does Algeria compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Algeria average cleaner air than 54% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 16%.
Cleaner air than…
- Algeria
- Beats 54%
More tree cover than…
- Algeria
- Beats 16%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Algeria lost?
Since 2001, Algeria has lost about 234,000 hectares of forest (about 2,300 km²): 19% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 20,600 hectares (8.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 234,000 haabout 2,300 km²
- Share of its forest
- 19%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 20,600 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 412 ha | 3,040 ha | 3,450 ha |
| 2002 | 760 ha | 2,240 ha | 3,000 ha |
| 2003 | 612 ha | 3,210 ha | 3,820 ha |
| 2004 | 918 ha | 3,440 ha | 4,360 ha |
| 2005 | 743 ha | 3,710 ha | 4,450 ha |
| 2006 | 775 ha | 4,620 ha | 5,400 ha |
| 2007 | 620 ha | 4,560 ha | 5,180 ha |
| 2008 | 855 ha | 7,010 ha | 7,860 ha |
| 2009 | 1,180 ha | 9,220 ha | 10,400 ha |
| 2010 | 542 ha | 2,010 ha | 2,550 ha |
| 2011 | 1,100 ha | 7,160 ha | 8,260 ha |
| 2012 | 944 ha | 9,910 ha | 10,900 ha |
| 2013 | 866 ha | 6,030 ha | 6,900 ha |
| 2014 | 1,080 ha | 8,310 ha | 9,390 ha |
| 2015 | 885 ha | 4,790 ha | 5,680 ha |
| 2016 | 940 ha | 7,070 ha | 8,010 ha |
| 2017 | 1,360 ha | 43,400 ha | 44,700 ha |
| 2018 | 973 ha | 4,810 ha | 5,780 ha |
| 2019 | 914 ha | 5,440 ha | 6,350 ha |
| 2020 | 818 ha | 12,200 ha | 13,000 ha |
| 2021 | 712 ha | 19,700 ha | 20,400 ha |
| 2022 | 620 ha | 12,800 ha | 13,400 ha |
| 2023 | 607 ha | 21,500 ha | 22,100 ha |
| 2024 | 676 ha | 3,720 ha | 4,390 ha |
| 2025 | 693 ha | 3,770 ha | 4,460 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 13,000 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 15,600 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2017, when about 44,700 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
What is causing deforestation in Algeria?
- Wildfirescan grow back89% · 209,000 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good5.8% · 13,600 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good1.6% · 3,640 ha
Also: mining and energy, logging, storms, floods and other natural causes, shifting farming, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. How it's measured
Algeria as a whole
0.7% of Algeria was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 69.8B trees across 69.8M hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Algeria: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Algeria today?
Right now the 40 cities Airleaf measures in Algeria average AQI 49 (good). The worst air is in Algiers, at AQI 70, and the cleanest in Aïn Beïda, at AQI 35. None of the 40 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 57% have Good air.
Which city in Algeria has the worst air right now?
Algiers, at AQI 70 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Algeria has the cleanest air right now?
Aïn Beïda, at AQI 35 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Algeria has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Algeria safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 23 cities are Good, 17 cities are Moderate. At the national average of AQI 49: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has Algeria lost since 2001?
About 234,000 ha from 2001 to 2025, 19% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 20,600 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which city in Algeria has the most trees?
Béjaïa, with 47.2% tree cover within 2 km of its center, measured from Sentinel-2 satellite images.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Algeria?
Each city's reading is the US EPA air quality index, from ground monitoring stations where one has reported recently nearby, and from the CAMS atmospheric model elsewhere; each city's report says which. Tree cover is measured over the same 2 km radius in every city, so the cities compare like for like.
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