Afghanistan vs Algeria: Land used for agriculture

Afghanistan
36.63 million
in 2010
Algeria
36.81 million
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
25th
Algeria rank
24th

Land used for agriculture over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M178018952010

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 36.81 million against 36.63 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 178,600.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Algeria ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Algeria ranks 24th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Algeria in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Algeria Difference Ahead
1780s 4.11 million 9.02 million 4.91 million Algeria
1790s 4.45 million 9.35 million 4.91 million Algeria
1800s 4.82 million 9.69 million 4.87 million Algeria
1810s 5.22 million 10.03 million 4.81 million Algeria
1820s 5.65 million 10.38 million 4.73 million Algeria
1830s 6.17 million 12.22 million 6.05 million Algeria
1840s 6.88 million 14.08 million 7.20 million Algeria
1850s 7.69 million 15.96 million 8.27 million Algeria
1860s 8.59 million 17.85 million 9.26 million Algeria
1870s 9.62 million 19.76 million 10.14 million Algeria
1880s 10.92 million 21.69 million 10.77 million Algeria
1890s 12.52 million 23.64 million 11.12 million Algeria
1900s 14.35 million 25.61 million 11.26 million Algeria
1910s 16.44 million 27.60 million 11.15 million Algeria
1920s 19.22 million 29.59 million 10.37 million Algeria
1930s 22.27 million 31.59 million 9.32 million Algeria
1940s 25.66 million 33.66 million 8.00 million Algeria
1950s 29.32 million 35.68 million 6.36 million Algeria
1960s 36.28 million 44.09 million 7.81 million Algeria
1970s 36.59 million 40.75 million 4.16 million Algeria
1980s 36.66 million 39.80 million 3.14 million Algeria
1990s 36.68 million 36.21 million 468,300 Afghanistan
2000s 36.61 million 36.55 million 61,600 Afghanistan
2010s 36.63 million 36.81 million 178,600 Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land used for agriculture, Afghanistan or Algeria?
Algeria, at 36.81 million against 36.63 million in Afghanistan as of 2010.
What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Afghanistan and Algeria?
178,600, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Algeria?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Algeria rank globally for land used for agriculture?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Algeria ranks 24th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land used for agriculture
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.