Temporary crops — Area in Algeria
Algeria: Temporary crops — Area was 4,682 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Algeria, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 4,682 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Algeria peaked at 4,682 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,802 1000 ha, in 2003.
Algeria ranks 47th of 242 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Algeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,840 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 3,813 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 3,802 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 4,110 1000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 3,921 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 4,065 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 3,896 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 3,926 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4,069 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 4,226 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 4,255 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 4,354 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 4,453 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4,404 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 4,368 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 4,374 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4,561 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 4,622 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4,682 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 4,682 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,682 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,682 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,682 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,682 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 4,682 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788.95 1000 ha, 5.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 4,682 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 284.7 1000 ha, 16.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,938 1000 ha | 3,802 1000 ha | 4,110 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 4,430 1000 ha | 4,226 1000 ha | 4,682 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,682 1000 ha | 4,682 1000 ha | 4,682 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 44 Kenya 5,477 1000 ha compare
- 45 Philippines 5,455 1000 ha compare
- 46 Cameroon 4,828 1000 ha compare
- 48 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,418 1000 ha compare
- 49 Belarus 4,299 1000 ha compare
- 50 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,233 1000 ha compare
- 50 United Kingdom 4,233 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 temporary crops — area in Algeria?
- Temporary crops — area in Algeria was 4,682 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,682 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,802 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Algeria rank for temporary crops — area?
- Algeria ranks 47th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Temporary crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 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.