Algeria vs South Sudan: Tree cover loss

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 5,507 hectares against 4,398 hectares in Algeria, a difference of 1,109 hectares.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Sudan ahead.

Algeria ranks 98th and South Sudan ranks 95th of 197 countries.