Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Algeria
Algeria: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 11,810 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lentils, dry — area harvested in Algeria is 11,810 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and up 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Algeria peaked at 29,516 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 690 ha, in 2000.
That places Algeria 20th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Algeria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,650 ha | — |
| 1962 | 15,000 ha | -27.4% |
| 1963 | 10,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1964 | 8,400 ha | -16.0% |
| 1965 | 10,220 ha | +21.7% |
| 1966 | 7,810 ha | -23.6% |
| 1967 | 9,130 ha | +16.9% |
| 1968 | 22,680 ha | +148.4% |
| 1969 | 25,940 ha | +14.4% |
| 1970 | 21,270 ha | -18.0% |
| 1971 | 15,890 ha | -25.3% |
| 1972 | 17,960 ha | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 15,880 ha | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 16,380 ha | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 15,470 ha | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 17,920 ha | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 13,760 ha | -23.2% |
| 1978 | 15,940 ha | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 17,990 ha | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 16,220 ha | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 13,020 ha | -19.7% |
| 1982 | 9,970 ha | -23.4% |
| 1983 | 9,090 ha | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 22,840 ha | +151.3% |
| 1985 | 12,580 ha | -44.9% |
| 1986 | 4,600 ha | -63.4% |
| 1987 | 7,650 ha | +66.3% |
| 1988 | 6,570 ha | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 3,230 ha | -50.8% |
| 1990 | 3,530 ha | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 1,950 ha | -44.8% |
| 1992 | 1,540 ha | -21.0% |
| 1993 | 1,810 ha | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 1,970 ha | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 1,510 ha | -23.4% |
| 1996 | 1,370 ha | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 1,440 ha | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 1,150 ha | -20.1% |
| 1999 | 980 ha | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 690 ha | -29.6% |
| 2001 | 920 ha | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 920 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 840 ha | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 862 ha | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1,090 ha | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 1,218 ha | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 873 ha | -28.3% |
| 2008 | 1,369 ha | +56.8% |
| 2009 | 2,588 ha | +89.0% |
| 2010 | 4,233 ha | +63.6% |
| 2011 | 11,090 ha | +162.0% |
| 2012 | 6,244 ha | -43.7% |
| 2013 | 5,543 ha | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 6,458 ha | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 6,330 ha | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 8,762 ha | +38.4% |
| 2017 | 19,033 ha | +117.2% |
| 2018 | 25,956 ha | +36.4% |
| 2019 | 29,516 ha | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 14,705 ha | -50.2% |
| 2021 | 9,098 ha | -38.1% |
| 2022 | 5,467 ha | -39.9% |
| 2023 | 16,493 ha | +201.7% |
| 2024 | 11,810 ha | -28.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 11,810 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,969 ha, 3.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 11,810 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,339 ha, 8.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +201.7% | 5,467 ha | 16,493 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,426 ha | 7,810 ha | 25,940 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,846 ha | 13,760 ha | 21,270 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,577 ha | 3,230 ha | 22,840 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,725 ha | 980 ha | 3,530 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,137 ha | 690 ha | 2,588 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,316 ha | 4,233 ha | 29,516 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,515 ha | 5,467 ha | 16,493 ha | 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 lentils, dry — area harvested in Algeria?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Algeria was 11,810 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 29,516 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 690 ha in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Algeria ranks 20th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Lentils, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.