Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Algeria
Algeria: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 3.34 % in 2019. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Algeria, 2003–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 3.34 % for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Algeria peaked at 3.34 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.81 %, in 2003.
That places Algeria 42nd out of 76 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 — Share in Agricultural land in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.81 % | — |
| 2004 | 1.93 % | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 2 % | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 2.03 % | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.19 % | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 2.07 % | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 2.14 % | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.38 % | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 2.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.52 % | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 2.63 % | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 2.74 % | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.93 % | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 3.05 % | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.16 % | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 3.25 % | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.34 % | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.02 % | 1.81 % | 2.19 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.84 % | 2.38 % | 3.34 % | 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0166 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0056 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Algeria?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Algeria was 3.34 % in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 % in 2003.
- How does Algeria rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Algeria ranks 42nd out of 76 countries with data for 2019.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.