Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested in Algeria
Algeria: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested was 49,763 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in Algeria stood at 49,763 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in Algeria peaked at 50,312 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,440 ha, in 1965.
That places Algeria 17th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested in Algeria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,240 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,000 ha | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9,340 ha | +55.7% |
| 1965 | 5,440 ha | -41.8% |
| 1966 | 7,090 ha | +30.3% |
| 1967 | 7,550 ha | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 7,380 ha | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 7,010 ha | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 6,920 ha | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 8,130 ha | +17.5% |
| 1972 | 9,520 ha | +17.1% |
| 1973 | 10,020 ha | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 9,770 ha | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 13,020 ha | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 11,590 ha | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 13,530 ha | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 12,450 ha | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 13,950 ha | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 14,140 ha | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 15,840 ha | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 13,560 ha | -14.4% |
| 1983 | 14,620 ha | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 18,990 ha | +29.9% |
| 1985 | 19,810 ha | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 20,990 ha | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 23,520 ha | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 23,150 ha | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 21,640 ha | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 22,530 ha | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 24,610 ha | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 26,000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 22,080 ha | -15.1% |
| 1994 | 22,280 ha | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 25,730 ha | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 25,420 ha | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 27,010 ha | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 27,070 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 27,750 ha | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 26,490 ha | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 30,300 ha | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 29,640 ha | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 32,750 ha | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 35,303 ha | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 36,508 ha | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 38,417 ha | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 38,519 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 38,370 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 42,662 ha | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 42,455 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 46,013 ha | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 46,274 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 48,892 ha | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 47,982 ha | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 47,923 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 49,896 ha | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 48,301 ha | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 47,282 ha | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 50,312 ha | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 50,032 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 49,722 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 49,220 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 49,702 ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 49,763 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,894 ha | 5,440 ha | 9,340 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,890 ha | 6,920 ha | 13,950 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,626 ha | 13,560 ha | 23,520 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,048 ha | 22,080 ha | 27,750 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,896 ha | 26,490 ha | 42,662 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,533 ha | 42,455 ha | 50,312 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,688 ha | 49,220 ha | 50,032 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 14 Sudan (former) 58,590 ha compare
- 15 Mexico 52,240 ha compare
- 16 Russian Federation 50,127 ha compare
- 18 Brazil 49,431 ha compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 48,678 ha compare
- 20 Ukraine 45,500 ha 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)
- 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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in Algeria?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in Algeria was 49,763 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 50,312 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,440 ha in 1965.
- How does Algeria rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested?
- Algeria ranks 17th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.