Arable land — Area in Algeria
Algeria: Arable land — Area was 7,531 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 7,531 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Algeria peaked at 7,673 1000 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6,132 1000 ha, in 1964.
That places Algeria 43rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Algeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,472 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,300 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 6,200 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 6,132 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 6,203 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 6,221 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 6,301 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 6,243 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 6,233 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 6,248 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 6,380 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 6,510 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 6,512 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6,544 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 6,845 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 7,092 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 6,904 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 6,892 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 6,846 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 6,875 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 6,885 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 6,881 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 6,592 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 6,915 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 6,910 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 6,967 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 7,069 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 7,101 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 7,129 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 7,081 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 7,260 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 7,562 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 7,533 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 7,477 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 7,519 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 7,521 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,650 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 7,661 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 7,673 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 7,662 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 7,583 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 7,547 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 7,504 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 7,493 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 7,511 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 7,470 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 7,469 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,489 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7,493 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7,502 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 7,502 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,506 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 7,496 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 7,469 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7,462 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7,404 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 7,471 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7,501 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7,531 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7,531 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,531 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7,531 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7,531 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7,531 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 7,531 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 7.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 7,531 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 699.1 1000 ha, 10.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,256 1000 ha | 6,132 1000 ha | 6,472 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,677 1000 ha | 6,248 1000 ha | 7,092 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,932 1000 ha | 6,592 1000 ha | 7,129 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,494 1000 ha | 7,081 1000 ha | 7,673 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,522 1000 ha | 7,469 1000 ha | 7,662 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,485 1000 ha | 7,404 1000 ha | 7,531 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,531 1000 ha | 7,531 1000 ha | 7,531 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 40 Burkina Faso 7,907 1000 ha compare
- 41 Bangladesh 7,877 1000 ha compare
- 42 Afghanistan 7,811 1000 ha compare
- 44 Morocco 7,068 1000 ha compare
- 45 Italy 6,949 1000 ha compare
- 46 Yugoslav SFR 6,910 1000 ha compare
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 arable land — area in Algeria?
- Arable land — area in Algeria was 7,531 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7,673 1000 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,132 1000 ha in 1964.
- How does Algeria rank for arable land — area?
- Algeria ranks 43rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.