Algeria vs Italy: Wheat — Area harvested

Algeria
1.80 million ha
in 2024
Italy
1.70 million ha
in 2024
Algeria rank
22nd
Italy rank
24th

Wheat — Area harvested over time

  • Algeria
  • Italy
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 1.80 million ha against 1.70 million ha in Italy, a difference of 102,250 ha.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Algeria ranks 22nd and Italy ranks 24th of 124 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 1.97 million ha 4.31 million ha 2.34 million ha Italy
1970s 2.17 million ha 3.60 million ha 1.43 million ha Italy
1980s 1.57 million ha 3.17 million ha 1.60 million ha Italy
1990s 1.56 million ha 2.46 million ha 896,795 ha Italy
2000s 1.62 million ha 2.19 million ha 572,605 ha Italy
2010s 1.87 million ha 1.84 million ha 30,033 ha Algeria
2020s 1.72 million ha 1.76 million ha 32,618 ha Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat — area harvested, Algeria or Italy?
Algeria, at 1.80 million ha against 1.70 million ha in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat — area harvested between Algeria and Italy?
102,250 ha, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Italy?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Italy rank globally for wheat — area harvested?
Algeria ranks 22nd and Italy ranks 24th 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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