Algeria vs Somalia: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Algeria
- Somalia
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
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.