Arable land in Algeria
Algeria: Arable land was 0.1631 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Algeria is 0.1631 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Algeria peaked at 0.5565 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1631 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Algeria 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5037 hectares per person | 0.4625 hectares per person | 0.5565 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4278 hectares per person | 0.3796 hectares per person | 0.4533 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3224 hectares per person | 0.288 hectares per person | 0.3695 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2675 hectares per person | 0.2518 hectares per person | 0.284 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2284 hectares per person | 0.2111 hectares per person | 0.2479 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1893 hectares per person | 0.1739 hectares per person | 0.2073 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.167 hectares per person | 0.1631 hectares per person | 0.171 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2017)
- Rural population 24.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 11.47 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.68 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,537 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 4.12 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Algeria?
- Arable land in Algeria was 0.1631 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5565 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1631 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Algeria rank for arable land?
- Algeria ranks 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.