Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Algeria
Algeria: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre was 0.2813 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Algeria is 0.2813 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 0.9963 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Algeria 90th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Algeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0.063 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.063 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.063 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.063 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.063 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.063 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.063 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.063 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.126 tonnes per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.147 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.537 tonnes per square kilometre | +265.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7264 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6852 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.673 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.537 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7683 tonnes per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9271 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7688 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9787 tonnes per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9963 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3409 tonnes per square kilometre | -65.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3426 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3359 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2813 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.2813 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.298 tonnes per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.2813 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0933 tonnes per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +265.4% | 0.147 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.537 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +100.0% | 0.063 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.126 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -65.8% | 0.9963 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3409 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0777 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.063 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.147 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7598 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.537 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9963 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3252 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2813 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3426 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 87 Haiti 0.2903 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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- 89 Laos 0.286 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 91 Nicaragua 0.2493 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 92 Latvia 0.225 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Algeria?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Algeria was 0.2813 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9963 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Algeria rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 90th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.