Arable land in Algeria
Algeria: Arable land was 7.53 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 7.53 million hectares for arable land in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Algeria peaked at 7.67 million hectares in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.13 million hectares, in 1964.
Algeria ranks 34th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.26 million hectares | 6.13 million hectares | 6.47 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.68 million hectares | 6.25 million hectares | 7.09 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.93 million hectares | 6.59 million hectares | 7.13 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.49 million hectares | 7.08 million hectares | 7.67 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.52 million hectares | 7.47 million hectares | 7.66 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.48 million hectares | 7.40 million hectares | 7.53 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.53 million hectares | 7.53 million hectares | 7.53 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 31 Burkina Faso 7.91 million hectares compare
- 32 Bangladesh 7.88 million hectares compare
- 33 Afghanistan 7.85 million hectares compare
- 35 Italy 7.08 million hectares compare
- 36 Uganda 6.90 million hectares compare
- 37 Morocco 6.87 million hectares compare
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 7.53 million hectares 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 7.67 million hectares in 1999.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.13 million hectares in 1964.
- How does Algeria rank for arable land?
- Algeria ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) 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.