What is grazing land use over the long-term in Algeria?

Grazing land use over the long-term in Algeria was 32.78 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Algeria?

The highest recorded value was 36.74 million hectares in 1960.

What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Algeria?

The lowest recorded value was 4.95 million hectares in 1300.

How does Algeria rank for grazing land use over the long-term?

Algeria ranks 24th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Algeria?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Algeria data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grazing land use over the long-term in Algeria

Name: Grazing land use over the long-term in Algeria
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Algeria: Grazing land use over the long-term was 32.78 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

32.78 million hectares

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

24th

of 202 countries

All-time high

36.74 million hectares

in 1960

All-time low

4.95 million hectares

in 1300

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Grazing land use over the long-term in Algeria, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for grazing land use over the long-term in Algeria is 32.78 million hectares, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Algeria peaked at 36.74 million hectares in 1960 and was at its lowest, 4.95 million hectares, in 1300.

That places Algeria 24th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	6.57 million hectares	6.57 million hectares	6.57 million hectares	1
1100s	6.40 million hectares	6.40 million hectares	6.40 million hectares	1
1200s	5.67 million hectares	5.67 million hectares	5.67 million hectares	1
1300s	4.95 million hectares	4.95 million hectares	4.95 million hectares	1
1400s	5.05 million hectares	5.05 million hectares	5.05 million hectares	1
1500s	7.58 million hectares	7.58 million hectares	7.58 million hectares	1
1600s	5.89 million hectares	5.89 million hectares	5.89 million hectares	1
1700s	6.16 million hectares	6.16 million hectares	6.16 million hectares	1
1710s	6.42 million hectares	6.42 million hectares	6.42 million hectares	1
1720s	6.68 million hectares	6.68 million hectares	6.68 million hectares	1
1730s	6.95 million hectares	6.95 million hectares	6.95 million hectares	1
1740s	7.21 million hectares	7.21 million hectares	7.21 million hectares	1
1750s	7.47 million hectares	7.47 million hectares	7.47 million hectares	1
1760s	7.74 million hectares	7.74 million hectares	7.74 million hectares	1
1770s	8.00 million hectares	8.00 million hectares	8.00 million hectares	1
1780s	8.26 million hectares	8.26 million hectares	8.26 million hectares	1
1790s	8.53 million hectares	8.53 million hectares	8.53 million hectares	1
1800s	8.79 million hectares	8.79 million hectares	8.79 million hectares	1
1810s	9.05 million hectares	9.05 million hectares	9.05 million hectares	1
1820s	9.22 million hectares	9.22 million hectares	9.22 million hectares	1
1830s	9.39 million hectares	9.39 million hectares	9.39 million hectares	1
1840s	9.56 million hectares	9.56 million hectares	9.56 million hectares	1
1850s	10.57 million hectares	10.57 million hectares	10.57 million hectares	1
1860s	11.69 million hectares	11.69 million hectares	11.69 million hectares	1
1870s	12.92 million hectares	12.92 million hectares	12.92 million hectares	1
1880s	14.29 million hectares	14.29 million hectares	14.29 million hectares	1
1890s	15.74 million hectares	15.74 million hectares	15.74 million hectares	1
1900s	18.50 million hectares	18.50 million hectares	18.50 million hectares	1
1910s	19.68 million hectares	19.68 million hectares	19.68 million hectares	1
1920s	21.73 million hectares	21.73 million hectares	21.73 million hectares	1
1930s	25.89 million hectares	25.89 million hectares	25.89 million hectares	1
1940s	29.88 million hectares	29.88 million hectares	29.88 million hectares	1
1950s	33.48 million hectares	30.44 million hectares	36.34 million hectares	10
1960s	36.42 million hectares	36.27 million hectares	36.74 million hectares	10
1970s	36.01 million hectares	35.60 million hectares	36.73 million hectares	10
1980s	31.92 million hectares	31.09 million hectares	35.66 million hectares	10
1990s	31.30 million hectares	30.77 million hectares	31.66 million hectares	10
2000s	32.38 million hectares	31.03 million hectares	32.99 million hectares	10
2010s	32.98 million hectares	32.81 million hectares	33.02 million hectares	10
2020s	32.80 million hectares	32.78 million hectares	32.81 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Algeria

21 Mali 34.64 million hectares compare
22 Bolivia 33.00 million hectares compare
23 Mozambique 32.95 million hectares compare
25 Afghanistan 30.55 million hectares compare
26 Iran 29.48 million hectares compare
27 Niger 28.78 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Algeria

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 252.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0747 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 37.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0102 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 56.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0812 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2872 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.76 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is grazing land use over the long-term in Algeria?: Grazing land use over the long-term in Algeria was 32.78 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Algeria?: The highest recorded value was 36.74 million hectares in 1960.
What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Algeria?: The lowest recorded value was 4.95 million hectares in 1300.
How does Algeria rank for grazing land use over the long-term?: Algeria ranks 24th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Algeria?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.