Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Algeria
Algeria: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 17.35 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Algeria stood at 17.35 %.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Algeria peaked at 19.09 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 16.22 %, in 1991.
That places Algeria 192nd out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.09 % | — |
| 1962 | 18.85 % | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 18.69 % | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 18.54 % | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 18.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 18.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 18.58 % | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 18.56 % | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 18.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 18.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 19.08 % | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 19.06 % | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 18.6 % | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 18.61 % | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 18.37 % | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 18.48 % | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 18.4 % | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 18.41 % | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 18.4 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 18.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16.45 % | -10.6% |
| 1982 | 16.42 % | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 16.49 % | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 16.63 % | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 16.4 % | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 16.24 % | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 16.28 % | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 16.3 % | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 16.27 % | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 16.24 % | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 16.22 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 16.32 % | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 16.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16.64 % | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 16.65 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 16.64 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 16.66 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 16.72 % | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 16.68 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 16.8 % | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 16.84 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 16.73 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 16.75 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 17.28 % | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 17.3 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.29 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.32 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.34 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.37 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 17.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.38 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 17.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.4 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.41 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.37 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 17.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.35 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 17.34 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 17.33 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 17.35 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 17.36 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 17.35 % | -0.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 17.35 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 44% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 17.35 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.62 %, 70% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.66 % | 18.54 % | 19.09 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.6 % | 18.37 % | 19.08 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.59 % | 16.24 % | 18.4 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.51 % | 16.22 % | 16.72 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1 % | 16.73 % | 17.37 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.38 % | 17.35 % | 17.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.35 % | 17.33 % | 17.36 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 189 Montenegro 18.46 % compare
- 190 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.99 % compare
- 191 Samoa 17.77 % compare
- 193 Fiji 17 % compare
- 194 Polynesia 16.48 % compare
- 195 Saint Lucia 16.28 % compare
More environment data for Algeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -26.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Algeria?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Algeria was 17.35 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.09 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.22 % in 1991.
- How does Algeria rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Algeria ranks 192nd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.