Index of cereal production yield and land use in Algeria
Algeria: Index of cereal production yield and land use was 2.68 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.68 million
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
48th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.66 million
in 1996
All-time low
1.06 million
in 2000
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, index of cereal production yield and land use in Algeria stood at 2.68 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, index of cereal production yield and land use in Algeria peaked at 3.66 million in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million, in 2000.
That places Algeria 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.71 million | — |
| 1962 | 2.91 million | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 2.89 million | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.81 million | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 2.86 million | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.92 million | -32.9% |
| 1967 | 2.60 million | +35.3% |
| 1968 | 3.02 million | +16.1% |
| 1969 | 3.01 million | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 3.23 million | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 2.95 million | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 3.52 million | +19.1% |
| 1973 | 3.23 million | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 2.97 million | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 3.17 million | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 3.35 million | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 2.78 million | -17.0% |
| 1978 | 2.62 million | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 2.89 million | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 3.18 million | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 2.84 million | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 2.57 million | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 2.23 million | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 2.67 million | +19.9% |
| 1985 | 3.20 million | +19.8% |
| 1986 | 2.87 million | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 2.72 million | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.81 million | -33.5% |
| 1989 | 2.64 million | +45.9% |
| 1990 | 2.37 million | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 3.42 million | +44.5% |
| 1992 | 3.53 million | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.96 million | -44.5% |
| 1994 | 1.29 million | -34.3% |
| 1995 | 2.58 million | +100.4% |
| 1996 | 3.66 million | +42.0% |
| 1997 | 1.12 million | -69.5% |
| 1998 | 3.58 million | +220.5% |
| 1999 | 1.89 million | -47.2% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million | -44.0% |
| 2001 | 2.40 million | +127.1% |
| 2002 | 1.85 million | -23.2% |
| 2003 | 2.90 million | +57.3% |
| 2004 | 3.00 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.35 million | -21.7% |
| 2006 | 2.67 million | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 2.87 million | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.49 million | -48.3% |
| 2009 | 3.18 million | +113.8% |
| 2010 | 2.86 million | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 2.58 million | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 3.06 million | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 2.71 million | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 2.51 million | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 2.69 million | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 3.38 million | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 3.51 million | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 3.11 million | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 3.19 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.89 million | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 1.94 million | -32.8% |
| 2022 | 2.72 million | +40.0% |
| 2023 | 2.54 million | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 2.68 million | +5.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 2.68 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 593,828, 4.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 2.68 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 239,964, 11.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Index of cereal production yield and land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +220.5% | 1.12 million | 3.58 million |
| 2001 | +127.1% | 1.06 million | 2.40 million |
| 2009 | +113.8% | 1.49 million | 3.18 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.75 million | 1.92 million | 3.02 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.07 million | 2.62 million | 3.52 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.67 million | 1.81 million | 3.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.54 million | 1.12 million | 3.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 million | 1.06 million | 3.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.96 million | 2.51 million | 3.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 million | 1.94 million | 2.89 million | 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 index of cereal production yield and land use in Algeria?
- Index of cereal production yield and land use in Algeria was 2.68 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 million in 1996.
- What is the lowest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for index of cereal production yield and land use?
- Algeria ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is index of cereal production yield and land use rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Index of cereal production yield and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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