Algeria vs Middle Africa: Agriculture — Area

Algeria
41,320 1000 ha
in 2024
Middle Africa
160,685 1000 ha
in 2024
Algeria rank
29th
Middle Africa rank
26th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Algeria
  • Middle Africa
50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k196119922024

How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 160,685 1000 ha against 41,320 1000 ha in Algeria, a difference of 119,365 1000 ha.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 3.9 times Algeria's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 29th and Middle Africa ranks 26th of 237 countries.

Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Middle Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 44,448 1000 ha 142,924 1000 ha 98,476 1000 ha Middle Africa
1970s 44,295 1000 ha 144,065 1000 ha 99,769 1000 ha Middle Africa
1980s 39,510 1000 ha 144,965 1000 ha 105,456 1000 ha Middle Africa
1990s 39,320 1000 ha 145,302 1000 ha 105,982 1000 ha Middle Africa
2000s 40,737 1000 ha 145,794 1000 ha 105,057 1000 ha Middle Africa
2010s 41,383 1000 ha 155,175 1000 ha 113,792 1000 ha Middle Africa
2020s 41,310 1000 ha 159,326 1000 ha 118,016 1000 ha Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Algeria or Middle Africa?
Middle Africa, at 160,685 1000 ha against 41,320 1000 ha in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Algeria and Middle Africa?
119,365 1000 ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Middle Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Middle Africa rank globally for agriculture — area?
Algeria ranks 29th and Middle Africa ranks 26th of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture — 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.