Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Algeria
Algeria: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 1.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Algeria stood at 1.54 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Algeria peaked at 1.95 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3462 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Algeria 147th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6062 tonnes per hectare | 0.3462 tonnes per hectare | 0.814 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5983 tonnes per hectare | 0.4109 tonnes per hectare | 0.8452 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6971 tonnes per hectare | 0.5474 tonnes per hectare | 0.9125 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.91 tonnes per hectare | 0.6877 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.8833 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.9903 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 144 Gabon 1.59 tonnes per hectare compare
- 145 Nigeria 1.56 tonnes per hectare compare
- 146 Mauritania 1.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 148 Kazakhstan 1.53 tonnes per hectare compare
- 149 Cyprus 1.44 tonnes per hectare compare
- 150 Sierra Leone 1.37 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Rural population 11.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 24.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.68 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Algeria?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Algeria was 1.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3462 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Algeria rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Algeria ranks 147th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.