Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0105 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Algeria is 0.0105 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Algeria peaked at 0.0115 ha per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 1965.
That places Algeria 99th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 ha per person | +22.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0076 ha per person | +1786.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0076 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0095 ha per person | +25.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0106 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0107 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0115 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0115 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0114 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0099 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0099 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0108 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0105 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0105 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.01 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0101 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0089 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0089 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0089 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0087 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0083 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0084 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0082 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0076 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.007 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0066 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0064 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0063 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0063 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0061 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0061 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0061 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0061 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0063 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0075 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0078 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0084 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0086 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0086 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0086 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0089 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0091 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0095 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0102 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0105 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0108 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0105 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0104 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0104 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0102 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0107 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0109 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0105 ha per person | -3.7% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0105 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0139 ha per person, 76% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0105 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0049 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +1786.6% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0103 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.0115 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0105 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0086 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0108 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0105 ha per person | 0.0102 ha per person | 0.0109 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 96 Saint Lucia 0.0111 ha per person compare
- 97 Azerbaijan 0.011 ha per person compare
- 98 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0107 ha per person compare
- 100 New Caledonia 0.0104 ha per person compare
- 101 Ecuador 0.0103 ha per person compare
- 102 Finland 0.01 ha per person compare
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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Algeria?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Algeria was 0.0105 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 ha per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 1965.
- How does Algeria rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Algeria ranks 99th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.