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 164th out of 216 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.
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
- 161 Montenegro 18.46 % compare
- 162 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.99 % compare
- 163 Samoa 17.77 % compare
- 165 Fiji 17 % compare
- 166 Saint Lucia 16.28 % compare
- 167 Iceland 16.25 % compare
More environment data for Algeria
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 95,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 97,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 40,578 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 5,798 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 33,940 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 28,790 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 524,777 1000 USD (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 164th out of 216 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.