Agricultural irrigated land in Algeria
Algeria: Agricultural irrigated land was 3.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Algeria, 2003–2019
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 3.3% for agricultural irrigated land in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Algeria peaked at 3.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2003.
Algeria ranks 50th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.8% | — |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +5.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 3.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.7%, 44% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 3.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.3%, 46% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 47 Channel Islands 3.7% compare
- 48 Palestine, State of 3.7% compare
- 49 Norway 3.4% compare
- 51 Germany 3.1% compare
- 52 Hungary 2.3% compare
- 53 Switzerland 2.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1451 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 878.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.884 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2418 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Algeria?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Algeria was 3.3% in 2019, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2003.
- How does Algeria rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Algeria ranks 50th out of 84 countries with data for 2019.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.