Change of cereal yield vs land used in Algeria
Algeria: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 1.54 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.54
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
147th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.95
in 2018
All-time low
0.3462
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield vs land used in Algeria stood at 1.54.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Algeria peaked at 1.95 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3462, 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.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3462 | — |
| 1962 | 0.814 | +135.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8038 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5302 | -34.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6063 | +14.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4039 | -33.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6314 | +56.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7052 | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6149 | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6375 | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5878 | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6717 | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4937 | -26.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4979 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8452 | +69.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6905 | -18.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4109 | -40.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5861 | +42.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5615 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7604 | +35.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6462 | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5933 | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5795 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5474 | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9125 | +66.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8372 | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7599 | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5741 | -24.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7604 | +32.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6877 | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 1.11 | +62.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9433 | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7417 | -21.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7494 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8295 | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 1.34 | +61.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7798 | -41.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8463 | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | +26.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8833 | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 1.11 | +25.3% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.47 | +38.9% |
| 2004 | 1.34 | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5 | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 1.5 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.25 | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 1.03 | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 1.65 | +60.0% |
| 2010 | 1.47 | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 1.64 | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 1.68 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.81 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.37 | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9903 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.95 | +97.1% |
| 2019 | 1.77 | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.52 | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 1.43 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 1.51 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 1.35 | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 1.54 | +13.7% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1.54 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39, 45% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1.54 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.64, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 | 0.814 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6062 | 0.3462 | 0.814 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5983 | 0.4109 | 0.8452 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6971 | 0.5474 | 0.9125 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.91 | 0.6877 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 | 0.8833 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 | 0.9903 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 | 1.35 | 1.54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0292 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1792 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8702 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Algeria?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Algeria was 1.54 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 in 2018.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3462 in 1961.
- How does Algeria rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Algeria ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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