Apricots — Area harvested in Algeria
Algeria: Apricots — Area harvested was 24,923 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Apricots — Area harvested in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for apricots — area harvested in Algeria is 24,923 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, apricots — area harvested in Algeria peaked at 49,495 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,600 ha, in 1973.
Algeria ranks 4th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Apricots — Area harvested in Algeria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,600 ha | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 4,000 ha | -13.0% |
| 1964 | 4,200 ha | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 4,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 3,900 ha | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 4,500 ha | +15.4% |
| 1968 | 3,800 ha | -15.6% |
| 1969 | 4,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4,300 ha | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 4,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,600 ha | -16.3% |
| 1974 | 4,500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 6,500 ha | +44.4% |
| 1976 | 6,000 ha | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 9,200 ha | +53.3% |
| 1978 | 7,300 ha | -20.7% |
| 1979 | 8,700 ha | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 7,700 ha | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 12,000 ha | +55.8% |
| 1982 | 11,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 10,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 12,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 13,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 9,300 ha | -28.5% |
| 1987 | 10,500 ha | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 10,200 ha | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 14,300 ha | +40.2% |
| 1990 | 14,010 ha | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 12,010 ha | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 12,290 ha | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 12,560 ha | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 13,170 ha | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 13,040 ha | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 13,460 ha | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 13,770 ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 13,680 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 13,950 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 13,390 ha | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 13,530 ha | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 14,660 ha | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 16,330 ha | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 19,375 ha | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 22,888 ha | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 27,362 ha | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 31,085 ha | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 32,849 ha | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 34,119 ha | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 49,495 ha | +45.1% |
| 2011 | 49,191 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 47,376 ha | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 46,893 ha | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 38,590 ha | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 38,857 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 38,239 ha | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 44,307 ha | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 32,578 ha | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 30,861 ha | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 29,719 ha | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 27,185 ha | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 28,199 ha | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 26,518 ha | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 24,923 ha | -6.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 24,923 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,188 ha, 7.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 24,923 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,822 ha, 5.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,133 ha | 3,800 ha | 4,600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,840 ha | 3,600 ha | 9,200 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,000 ha | 7,700 ha | 14,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,194 ha | 12,010 ha | 14,010 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,559 ha | 13,390 ha | 34,119 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,639 ha | 30,861 ha | 49,495 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,309 ha | 24,923 ha | 29,719 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 1 Tajikistan 102,928 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 152,356 ha compare
- 2 USSR 48,000 ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 53,781 ha compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 45,040 ha compare
- 5 China 23,679 ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 15,005 ha compare
- 6 Afghanistan 23,132 ha compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 3,957 ha compare
- 7 Czechoslovakia 21,422 ha 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 apricots — area harvested in Algeria?
- Apricots — area harvested in Algeria was 24,923 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest apricots — area harvested recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 49,495 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest apricots — area harvested recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,600 ha in 1973.
- How does Algeria rank for apricots — area harvested?
- Algeria ranks 4th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is apricots — area harvested rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Apricots — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.