Agriculture — Area in Algeria
Algeria: Agriculture — Area was 41,320 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Algeria is 41,320 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Algeria peaked at 45,471 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 38,622 1000 ha, in 1991.
Algeria ranks 29th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 44,448 1000 ha | 44,164 1000 ha | 45,471 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 44,295 1000 ha | 43,753 1000 ha | 45,433 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,510 1000 ha | 38,688 1000 ha | 43,830 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,320 1000 ha | 38,622 1000 ha | 39,826 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,737 1000 ha | 39,855 1000 ha | 41,380 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,383 1000 ha | 41,317 1000 ha | 41,456 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,310 1000 ha | 41,278 1000 ha | 41,344 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 26 Mozambique 44,125 1000 ha compare
- 27 Ukraine 41,892 1000 ha compare
- 28 Mali 41,675 1000 ha compare
- 30 Madagascar 40,933 1000 ha compare
- 31 Colombia 40,546 1000 ha compare
- 32 United Republic of Tanzania 39,877 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Algeria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 16.03 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,365 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13.77 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 79.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 32,807 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.38 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 982.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,531 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Algeria?
- Agriculture — area in Algeria was 41,320 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 45,471 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,622 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Algeria rank for agriculture — area?
- Algeria ranks 29th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.