Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Algeria
Algeria: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 328,070 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
328,070 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 180 countries
All-time high
384,520 Square kilometres
in 1971
All-time low
307,710 Square kilometres
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — permanent meadows and pastures in Algeria is 328,070 Square kilometres, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Algeria peaked at 384,520 Square kilometres in 1971 and was at its lowest, 307,710 Square kilometres, in 1992.
Algeria ranks 23rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 384,050 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 380,000 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 377,000 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 374,110 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 373,830 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 373,830 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 373,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 374,160 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 374,160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 374,160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 384,520 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 382,850 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 371,690 Square kilometres | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 371,690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 362,580 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 362,750 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 362,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 363,010 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 363,230 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 363,210 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 316,610 Square kilometres | -12.8% |
| 1982 | 315,980 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 320,510 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 321,000 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 315,400 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 311,550 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 311,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 311,750 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 310,870 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 310,410 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 308,160 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 307,710 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 307,980 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 316,340 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 316,200 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 315,960 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 315,310 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 316,520 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 315,390 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 318,290 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 319,460 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 316,490 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 316,610 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 328,490 Square kilometres | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 328,480 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 328,030 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 328,620 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 329,090 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 329,810 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 329,630 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 329,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 329,677 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 329,964 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 329,918 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 329,940 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 329,426 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 328,517 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 328,424 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 328,070 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 328,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 328,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 328,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 328,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 328,070 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,666 Square kilometres, 18.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 328,070 Square kilometres is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39,850 Square kilometres, 8.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 376,110 Square kilometres | 373,830 Square kilometres | 384,050 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 369,938 Square kilometres | 362,580 Square kilometres | 384,520 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 319,843 Square kilometres | 310,870 Square kilometres | 363,210 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 312,998 Square kilometres | 307,710 Square kilometres | 316,520 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 324,337 Square kilometres | 316,490 Square kilometres | 329,810 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 329,324 Square kilometres | 328,070 Square kilometres | 329,964 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 328,070 Square kilometres | 328,070 Square kilometres | 328,070 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 — permanent meadows and pastures in Algeria?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Algeria was 328,070 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 384,520 Square kilometres in 1971.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 307,710 Square kilometres in 1992.
- How does Algeria rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Algeria ranks 23rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures. 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