Land use hidden — Cropland in Algeria
Algeria: Land use hidden — Cropland was 85,377 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland in Algeria is 85,377 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Algeria peaked at 85,377 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67,530 Square kilometres, in 1964.
Algeria ranks 35th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70,660 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 69,000 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 68,100 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 67,530 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 67,840 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 67,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 68,660 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 67,870 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 67,870 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 68,000 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 69,810 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 71,110 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 71,350 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 71,670 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 74,950 Square kilometres | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 77,460 Square kilometres | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 75,420 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 75,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 74,970 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 75,090 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 75,100 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 75,090 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 72,310 Square kilometres | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 75,100 Square kilometres | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 75,110 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 75,330 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 76,240 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 76,420 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 76,730 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 76,350 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 78,060 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 80,940 Square kilometres | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 80,640 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 80,060 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 80,290 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 80,400 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 81,590 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 81,740 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 81,920 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 81,920 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 81,630 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 82,060 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 82,447 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 82,960 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 83,630 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 83,780 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83,900 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 84,000 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 83,990 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 84,110 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 84,210 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 84,305 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 84,352 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 84,392 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84,624 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 84,176 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 84,834 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 84,965 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85,100 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84,810 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 84,710 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85,194 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 85,377 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 85,377 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,313 Square kilometres, 5.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 85,377 Square kilometres is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14,520 Square kilometres, 5.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68,374 Square kilometres | 67,530 Square kilometres | 70,660 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 73,016 Square kilometres | 68,000 Square kilometres | 77,460 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 75,252 Square kilometres | 72,310 Square kilometres | 76,730 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 80,199 Square kilometres | 76,350 Square kilometres | 81,920 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,032 Square kilometres | 81,630 Square kilometres | 84,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,507 Square kilometres | 84,110 Square kilometres | 85,100 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,023 Square kilometres | 84,710 Square kilometres | 85,377 Square kilometres | 4 |
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)
- 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 land use hidden — cropland in Algeria?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Algeria was 85,377 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 85,377 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,530 Square kilometres in 1964.
- How does Algeria rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Algeria ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata