Algeria vs Somalia: Agricultural land — Area

Algeria
41,320 1000 ha
in 2024
Somalia
44,130 1000 ha
in 2024
Algeria rank
28th
Somalia rank
25th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Algeria
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 44,130 1000 ha against 41,320 1000 ha in Algeria, a difference of 2,810 1000 ha.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 28th and Somalia ranks 25th of 237 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 44,448 1000 ha 43,925 1000 ha 523.44 1000 ha Algeria
1970s 44,295 1000 ha 43,972 1000 ha 322.9 1000 ha Algeria
1980s 39,510 1000 ha 44,022 1000 ha 4,512 1000 ha Somalia
1990s 39,320 1000 ha 44,054 1000 ha 4,734 1000 ha Somalia
2000s 40,737 1000 ha 44,097 1000 ha 3,361 1000 ha Somalia
2010s 41,383 1000 ha 44,106 1000 ha 2,723 1000 ha Somalia
2020s 41,310 1000 ha 44,129 1000 ha 2,819 1000 ha Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Algeria or Somalia?
Somalia, at 44,130 1000 ha against 41,320 1000 ha in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Algeria and Somalia?
2,810 1000 ha, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Somalia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Somalia rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Algeria ranks 28th and Somalia ranks 25th of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.