Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Algeria

Arable land in Algeria in 2023 — 7,531,000 ha. Ranked 34 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 16.4%.

2023 7.53M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 34of 206
Period maximum 7.67M ha1999
Period minimum 6.13M ha1964

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Algeria, 1961–20236M6.5M7M7.5M8M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 6,472,000 ha1963: 6,200,000 ha1965: 6,203,000 ha1967: 6,301,000 ha1969: 6,233,000 ha1971: 6,380,000 ha1973: 6,512,000 ha1975: 6,845,000 ha1977: 6,904,000 ha1979: 6,846,000 ha1981: 6,885,000 ha1983: 6,592,000 ha1985: 6,910,000 ha1987: 7,069,000 ha1989: 7,129,000 ha1991: 7,260,000 ha1993: 7,533,000 ha1995: 7,519,000 ha1997: 7,650,000 ha1999: 7,673,000 ha2001: 7,583,000 ha2003: 7,503,700 ha2005: 7,511,000 ha2007: 7,469,000 ha2009: 7,493,000 ha2011: 7,502,000 ha2013: 7,496,200 ha2015: 7,462,100 ha2017: 7,470,807 ha2019: 7,531,000 ha2021: 7,531,000 ha2023: 7,531,000 ha
Change over the period: +1.06M (+16.36%) Average annual rate: 0.24 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Algeria

Algeria 7.53M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Middle East & North Africa computed 52.54M ha
Northern Africa computed 43.05M ha
Arable land — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 7.53M +0 +0%
2022 7.53M +0 +0%
2021 7.53M +0 +0%
2020 7.53M +0 +0%
2019 7.53M +30,296 +0.4%
2018 7.5M +29,897 +0.4%
2017 7.47M +66,607 +0.9%
2016 7.4M −57,900 −0.78%
2015 7.46M −7,300 −0.1%
2014 7.47M −26,800 −0.36%
2013 7.5M −10,300 −0.14%
2012 7.51M +4,500 +0.06%
2011 7.5M +0 +0%
2010 7.5M +9,000 +0.12%
2009 7.49M +4,000 +0.05%
2008 7.49M +20,000 +0.27%
2007 7.47M −1,000 −0.01%
2006 7.47M −41,000 −0.55%
2005 7.51M +18,000 +0.24%
2004 7.49M −10,700 −0.14%
2003 7.5M −43,300 −0.57%
2002 7.55M −36,000 −0.47%
2001 7.58M −79,000 −1.03%
2000 7.66M −11,000 −0.14%
1999 7.67M +12,000 +0.16%
1998 7.66M +11,000 +0.14%
1997 7.65M +129,000 +1.72%
1996 7.52M +2,000 +0.03%
1995 7.52M +42,000 +0.56%
1994 7.48M −56,000 −0.74%
1993 7.53M −29,000 −0.38%
1992 7.56M +302,000 +4.16%
1991 7.26M +179,000 +2.53%
1990 7.08M −48,000 −0.67%
1989 7.13M +28,000 +0.39%
1988 7.1M +32,000 +0.45%
1987 7.07M +102,000 +1.46%
1986 6.97M +57,000 +0.82%
1985 6.91M −5,000 −0.07%
1984 6.92M +323,000 +4.9%
1983 6.59M −289,000 −4.2%
1982 6.88M −4,000 −0.06%
1981 6.89M +10,000 +0.15%
1980 6.88M +29,000 +0.42%
1979 6.85M −46,000 −0.67%
1978 6.89M −12,000 −0.17%
1977 6.9M −188,000 −2.65%
1976 7.09M +247,000 +3.61%
1975 6.85M +301,000 +4.6%
1974 6.54M +32,000 +0.49%
1973 6.51M +2,000 +0.03%
1972 6.51M +130,000 +2.04%
1971 6.38M +132,000 +2.11%
1970 6.25M +15,000 +0.24%
1969 6.23M −10,000 −0.16%
1968 6.24M −58,000 −0.92%
1967 6.3M +80,000 +1.29%
1966 6.22M +18,000 +0.29%
1965 6.2M +71,000 +1.16%
1964 6.13M −68,000 −1.1%
1963 6.2M −100,000 −1.59%
1962 6.3M −172,000 −2.66%
1961 6.47M

Northern Africa, 2023

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About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.