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Folder Data and Statistics

Land area (1000 sq km)
2381
Population (millions)
33.4*
GDP per capita (€)
2770**
Water per capita (m3/inhab.year) 400*
Water withdrawal
irrigation 88%*
Access to improved water resource
Urban
92%*
Rural
 80%*
Access to sanitation              Urban 86%*

Sources:

* Algerian Ministry of Water Resources, 2008
** Medstat 2007 (Access to water and sanitation considering the house connections)

URL The EU's relations with Algeria
URL url129807 Item only translated in French
PDF Algeria Download
URL Algerian National Office of Statistics
URL World Bank overview of Algeria
URL World Bank - Private Participation in Infrastructure Database: Algeria profile
URL World Health Organisation fact sheet on Algeria
URL FAO Aquastat - Alegria profile (French only): water and agriculture
URL Details on Algeria from the Economist
URL CIA factbook on Algeria
URL Earthtrends country profile
URL BBC country profile
URL url057493 Item only translated in French
URL Background information on Algeria
5th Mediterranean Water Forum