Corn: Yield gap in Algeria
Algeria: Corn: Yield gap was 5.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn: yield gap in Algeria is 5.81 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Algeria peaked at 10.51 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.25 tonnes per hectare, in 2007.
That places Algeria 11th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Algeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.19 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 9.09 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 8.92 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 8.64 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | -37.8% |
| 2007 | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | -38.1% |
| 2008 | 7.34 tonnes per hectare | +126.0% |
| 2009 | 8.72 tonnes per hectare | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 9.23 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 9.47 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 9.25 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.45 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 9.19 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 7.89 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 7.3 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 10.51 tonnes per hectare | +44.0% |
| 2018 | 7.37 tonnes per hectare | -29.9% |
| 2019 | 7.66 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 5.74 tonnes per hectare | -25.1% |
| 2021 | 6.68 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 6.31 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 5.81 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.95 tonnes per hectare, 3.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 5.81 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.81 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn: Yield gap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +126.0% | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 7.34 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.63 tonnes per hectare | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 9.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.63 tonnes per hectare | 7.3 tonnes per hectare | 10.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.07 tonnes per hectare | 5.74 tonnes per hectare | 6.68 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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 corn: yield gap in Algeria?
- Corn: yield gap in Algeria was 5.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.51 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- How does Algeria rank for corn: yield gap?
- Algeria ranks 11th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.