Algeria vs Eastern Africa: Wheat — Area harvested

Algeria
1.80 million ha
in 2024
Eastern Africa
2.54 million ha
in 2024
Algeria rank
22nd
Eastern Africa rank
22nd

Wheat — Area harvested over time

  • Algeria
  • Eastern Africa
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 2.54 million ha against 1.80 million ha in Algeria, a difference of 742,200 ha.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 1.4 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 22nd and Eastern Africa ranks 22nd of 124 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Eastern Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Eastern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.97 million ha 1.14 million ha 835,763 ha Algeria
1970s 2.17 million ha 1.00 million ha 1.17 million ha Algeria
1980s 1.57 million ha 900,713 ha 665,837 ha Algeria
1990s 1.56 million ha 1.07 million ha 499,602 ha Algeria
2000s 1.62 million ha 1.64 million ha 23,916 ha Eastern Africa
2010s 1.87 million ha 2.12 million ha 249,853 ha Eastern Africa
2020s 1.72 million ha 2.48 million ha 752,434 ha Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat — area harvested, Algeria or Eastern Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 2.54 million ha against 1.80 million ha in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat — area harvested between Algeria and Eastern Africa?
742,200 ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Eastern Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Eastern Africa rank globally for wheat — area harvested?
Algeria ranks 22nd and Eastern Africa ranks 22nd of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wheat — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 9,260 data points, 1961–2024
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