Cereal yields in Algeria
Algeria: Cereal yields was 1.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.54 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
147th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.95 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
All-time low
0.3462 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields 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
Algeria recorded 1.54 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Algeria peaked at 1.95 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3462 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Algeria ranks 147th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Algeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3462 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.814 tonnes per hectare | +135.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8038 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5302 tonnes per hectare | -34.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6063 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4039 tonnes per hectare | -33.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6314 tonnes per hectare | +56.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7052 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6149 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6375 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5878 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6717 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4937 tonnes per hectare | -26.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4979 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8452 tonnes per hectare | +69.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6905 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4109 tonnes per hectare | -40.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5861 tonnes per hectare | +42.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5615 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7604 tonnes per hectare | +35.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6462 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5933 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5795 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5474 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9125 tonnes per hectare | +66.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8372 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7599 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5741 tonnes per hectare | -24.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7604 tonnes per hectare | +32.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6877 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +62.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9433 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7417 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7494 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8295 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +61.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7798 tonnes per hectare | -41.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8463 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +26.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8833 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +25.3% |
| 2002 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +38.9% |
| 2004 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +60.0% |
| 2010 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9903 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +97.1% |
| 2019 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1.54 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39 tonnes per hectare, 45% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1.54 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.64 tonnes per hectare, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +135.1% | 0.3462 tonnes per hectare | 0.814 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
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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 cereal yields in Algeria?
- Cereal yields 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 yields recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3462 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Algeria rank for cereal yields?
- Algeria ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.