Algeria vs Somalia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Algeria
41.28 million hectares
in 2025
Somalia
44.13 million hectares
in 2025
Algeria rank
24th
Somalia rank
21st
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Algeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 44.13 million hectares against 41.28 million hectares in Algeria, a difference of 2.85 million hectares.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 24th and Somalia ranks 21st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.59 million hectares | 6.54 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1100s | 7.40 million hectares | 7.79 million hectares | 397,560 hectares | Somalia |
| 1200s | 6.65 million hectares | 9.03 million hectares | 2.38 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1300s | 5.81 million hectares | 10.24 million hectares | 4.43 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1400s | 5.80 million hectares | 11.44 million hectares | 5.63 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1500s | 8.35 million hectares | 12.88 million hectares | 4.53 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1600s | 7.05 million hectares | 13.57 million hectares | 6.53 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1700s | 7.05 million hectares | 14.26 million hectares | 7.20 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1710s | 7.36 million hectares | 14.90 million hectares | 7.54 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1720s | 7.66 million hectares | 15.54 million hectares | 7.87 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1730s | 7.96 million hectares | 16.17 million hectares | 8.21 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1740s | 8.27 million hectares | 16.81 million hectares | 8.54 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1750s | 8.57 million hectares | 17.44 million hectares | 8.87 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1760s | 8.87 million hectares | 18.08 million hectares | 9.20 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1770s | 9.18 million hectares | 18.71 million hectares | 9.53 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1780s | 9.48 million hectares | 19.34 million hectares | 9.86 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1790s | 9.79 million hectares | 19.97 million hectares | 10.19 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1800s | 10.09 million hectares | 20.60 million hectares | 10.51 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1810s | 10.39 million hectares | 21.23 million hectares | 10.84 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1820s | 10.60 million hectares | 21.86 million hectares | 11.26 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1830s | 10.79 million hectares | 22.48 million hectares | 11.69 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1840s | 10.99 million hectares | 23.11 million hectares | 12.12 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1850s | 12.06 million hectares | 23.73 million hectares | 11.68 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1860s | 13.34 million hectares | 23.71 million hectares | 10.38 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1870s | 14.75 million hectares | 23.69 million hectares | 8.94 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1880s | 16.32 million hectares | 23.91 million hectares | 7.59 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1890s | 17.99 million hectares | 24.13 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1900s | 20.99 million hectares | 24.84 million hectares | 3.85 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1910s | 22.61 million hectares | 25.58 million hectares | 2.96 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1920s | 24.87 million hectares | 26.07 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1930s | 29.37 million hectares | 28.77 million hectares | 600,700 hectares | Algeria |
| 1940s | 34.05 million hectares | 31.13 million hectares | 2.92 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1950s | 39.05 million hectares | 39.42 million hectares | 366,680 hectares | Somalia |
| 1960s | 43.25 million hectares | 43.92 million hectares | 674,660 hectares | Somalia |
| 1970s | 43.31 million hectares | 43.97 million hectares | 660,540 hectares | Somalia |
| 1980s | 39.44 million hectares | 44.02 million hectares | 4.58 million hectares | Somalia |
| 1990s | 39.33 million hectares | 44.05 million hectares | 4.72 million hectares | Somalia |
| 2000s | 40.70 million hectares | 44.10 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | Somalia |
| 2010s | 41.44 million hectares | 44.11 million hectares | 2.67 million hectares | Somalia |
| 2020s | 41.30 million hectares | 44.13 million hectares | 2.83 million hectares | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Algeria or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 44.13 million hectares against 41.28 million hectares in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Algeria and Somalia?
- 2.85 million hectares, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Somalia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Somalia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Algeria ranks 24th and Somalia ranks 21st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.