Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Algeria
Algeria: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 492,136 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Algeria stood at 492,136 ha.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Algeria peaked at 503,959 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,030 ha, in 1965.
That places Algeria 58th out of 186 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.
Oilcrops, Oil 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 | 102,100 ha | +1830.1% |
| 1970 | 104,580 ha | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 134,060 ha | +28.2% |
| 1972 | 153,260 ha | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 157,990 ha | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 174,110 ha | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 179,950 ha | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 186,370 ha | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 168,140 ha | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 172,530 ha | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 194,530 ha | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 194,710 ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 200,990 ha | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 199,090 ha | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 208,490 ha | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 189,460 ha | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 195,940 ha | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 201,430 ha | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 204,780 ha | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 200,250 ha | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 207,990 ha | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 206,884 ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 196,613 ha | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 186,749 ha | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 180,655 ha | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 179,350 ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 179,687 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 184,182 ha | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 181,399 ha | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 183,915 ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 186,142 ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 188,389 ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 196,764 ha | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 209,600 ha | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 228,417 ha | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 245,732 ha | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 257,433 ha | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 281,340 ha | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 294,226 ha | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 300,687 ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 304,438 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 310,089 ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 327,588 ha | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 344,042 ha | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 363,042 ha | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 398,217 ha | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 421,327 ha | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 439,735 ha | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 449,117 ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 447,901 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 448,829 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 455,846 ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 458,045 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 488,307 ha | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 503,959 ha | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 492,136 ha | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,629 ha | 4,030 ha | 102,100 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 162,552 ha | 104,580 ha | 194,530 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 200,313 ha | 189,460 ha | 208,490 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 186,558 ha | 179,350 ha | 206,884 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 250,703 ha | 188,389 ha | 304,438 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 394,989 ha | 310,089 ha | 449,117 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 479,659 ha | 455,846 ha | 503,959 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 14.51 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 14.51 (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 in Algeria?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Algeria was 492,136 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 503,959 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,030 ha in 1965.
- How does Algeria rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Algeria ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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, Oil 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.