Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Algeria
Algeria: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 1,382 1000 ha in 2019. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Algeria, 2003–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 1,382 1000 ha for agriculture area actually irrigated — area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Algeria peaked at 1,382 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 722 1000 ha, in 2003.
That places Algeria 24th out of 91 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Algeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 722 1000 ha | — |
| 2004 | 793 1000 ha | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 825 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 835 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 905 1000 ha | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 855.72 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 884.34 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 985.22 1000 ha | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 987.01 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,043 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1,090 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1,136 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1,215 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 1,261 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,306 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1,344 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1,382 1000 ha | +2.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1,382 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286.47 1000 ha, 4.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1,382 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 392 1000 ha, 3.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 831.44 1000 ha | 722 1000 ha | 905 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2010s | 1,175 1000 ha | 985.22 1000 ha | 1,382 1000 ha | 10 |
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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 agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Algeria?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Algeria was 1,382 1000 ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,382 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 722 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Algeria rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Algeria ranks 24th out of 91 countries with data for 2019.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — 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.