Cereal production in Algeria
Algeria: Cereal production was 4.12 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production in Algeria is 4.12 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Algeria peaked at 6.07 million tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 776,122 tonnes, in 1966.
That places Algeria 67th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 million tonnes | 776,122 tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.85 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.90 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.41 million tonnes | 870,017 tonnes | 4.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.18 million tonnes | 934,656 tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.43 million tonnes | 3.44 million tonnes | 6.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.77 million tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 production in Algeria?
- Cereal production in Algeria was 4.12 million tonnes 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 production recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.07 million tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 776,122 tonnes in 1966.
- How does Algeria rank for cereal production?
- Algeria ranks 67th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.