Country area — Area in Algeria
Algeria: Country area — Area was 238,174 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 238,174 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Algeria peaked at 238,174 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 238,174 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Algeria 14th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 238,174 1000 ha | 238,174 1000 ha | 238,174 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 238,174 1000 ha | 238,174 1000 ha | 238,174 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 238,174 1000 ha | 238,174 1000 ha | 238,174 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 238,174 1000 ha | 238,174 1000 ha | 238,174 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 238,174 1000 ha | 238,174 1000 ha | 238,174 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 238,174 1000 ha | 238,174 1000 ha | 238,174 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 238,174 1000 ha | 238,174 1000 ha | 238,174 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 11 Argentina 278,040 1000 ha compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 272,490 1000 ha compare
- 13 Sudan (former) 250,581 1000 ha compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 234,541 1000 ha compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 214,969 1000 ha compare
- 17 Mexico 195,719 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 country area — area in Algeria?
- Country area — area in Algeria was 238,174 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 238,174 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 238,174 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Algeria rank for country area — area?
- Algeria ranks 14th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — 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.