Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Algeria
Algeria: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 18,021 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Algeria is 18,021 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Algeria peaked at 46,490 ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1,120 ha, in 1977.
Algeria ranks 126th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Algeria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,560 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,070 ha | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 4,695 ha | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 4,070 ha | -13.3% |
| 1965 | 4,030 ha | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 5,040 ha | +25.1% |
| 1967 | 4,810 ha | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 5,290 ha | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 4,840 ha | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 5,740 ha | +18.6% |
| 1971 | 8,970 ha | +56.3% |
| 1972 | 6,960 ha | -22.4% |
| 1973 | 6,860 ha | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 7,890 ha | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 4,040 ha | -48.8% |
| 1976 | 2,290 ha | -43.3% |
| 1977 | 1,120 ha | -51.1% |
| 1978 | 1,310 ha | +17.0% |
| 1979 | 12,350 ha | +842.7% |
| 1980 | 15,170 ha | +22.8% |
| 1981 | 24,620 ha | +62.3% |
| 1982 | 22,210 ha | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 24,230 ha | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 28,200 ha | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 33,200 ha | +17.7% |
| 1986 | 36,800 ha | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 43,100 ha | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 39,100 ha | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 46,490 ha | +18.9% |
| 1990 | 36,714 ha | -21.0% |
| 1991 | 32,093 ha | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 22,459 ha | -30.0% |
| 1993 | 19,275 ha | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 18,090 ha | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 18,907 ha | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 19,142 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 18,559 ha | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 18,655 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 20,542 ha | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 20,309 ha | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 19,544 ha | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 19,050 ha | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 18,687 ha | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 19,395 ha | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 18,081 ha | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 17,988 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 17,973 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 18,227 ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 15,996 ha | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 15,889 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 15,658 ha | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 15,158 ha | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 14,846 ha | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 14,774 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 14,756 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 16,052 ha | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 16,158 ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 16,892 ha | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 17,323 ha | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 17,019 ha | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 18,037 ha | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 17,548 ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 17,818 ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 18,021 ha | +1.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 18,021 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,712 ha, 83% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 18,021 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,642 ha, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +842.7% | 1,310 ha | 12,350 ha |
| 1981 | +62.3% | 15,170 ha | 24,620 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,823 ha | 4,030 ha | 5,560 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,753 ha | 1,120 ha | 12,350 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,312 ha | 15,170 ha | 46,490 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,444 ha | 18,090 ha | 36,714 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,525 ha | 15,996 ha | 20,309 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,751 ha | 14,756 ha | 17,323 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,689 ha | 17,019 ha | 18,037 ha | 5 |
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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 oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Algeria?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Algeria was 18,021 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 46,490 ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,120 ha in 1977.
- How does Algeria rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Algeria ranks 126th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.