Algeria vs Uganda: Land under cereal production

Algeria

2.68 million hectares

in 2024

Uganda

2.95 million hectares

in 2024

Algeria rank

47th

Uganda rank

44th

Land under cereal production over time

Algeria
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 2.95 million hectares against 2.68 million hectares in Algeria, a difference of 273,260 hectares.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.

Globally, Algeria ranks 47th and Uganda ranks 44th of 181 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Land under cereal production (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.