Agriculture — Area, per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture — area, per capita in Algeria stood at 0.0009 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Algeria peaked at 0.0039 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Algeria ranks 43rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0009 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 2.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0009 1000 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 6.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Algeria?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Algeria was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Algeria ranks 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.