Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria
Algeria: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2116 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.2116 ha per square kilometre for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 0.2116 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 ha per square kilometre, in 1965.
Algeria ranks 131st of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1967 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | +1830.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0563 ha per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0643 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0663 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0731 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0756 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0782 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0724 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0817 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0818 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0844 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0836 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0795 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0823 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0846 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.086 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0841 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0873 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0869 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0826 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0784 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0759 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0753 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0754 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0773 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0762 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0782 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0791 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0826 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.088 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0959 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1032 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1081 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1181 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1235 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1262 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1278 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1302 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1375 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1444 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1524 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1672 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1769 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1846 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1886 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1881 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1884 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1914 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1923 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.205 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2116 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.2116 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.31 ha per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.2116 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2389 ha per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +1830.1% | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | 0.0817 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0841 ha per square kilometre | 0.0795 ha per square kilometre | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0783 ha per square kilometre | 0.0753 ha per square kilometre | 0.0869 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0791 ha per square kilometre | 0.1278 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1658 ha per square kilometre | 0.1302 ha per square kilometre | 0.1886 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2001 ha per square kilometre | 0.1914 ha per square kilometre | 0.2116 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 128 Mauritius 0.2754 ha per square kilometre compare
- 129 Afghanistan 0.2389 ha per square kilometre compare
- 130 Madagascar 0.2372 ha per square kilometre compare
- 132 Congo 0.2095 ha per square kilometre compare
- 133 Equatorial Guinea 0.1948 ha per square kilometre compare
- 134 Finland 0.1816 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Algeria?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria was 0.2116 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2116 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Algeria rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 131st out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.