Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria
Algeria: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0579 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0579 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
79th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.0677 ha per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.0094 ha per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria stood at 0.0579 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 0.0677 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 ha per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Algeria 79th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0185 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0306 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0319 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.045 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0402 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0359 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0282 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0305 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0305 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0415 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0441 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0512 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0554 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0582 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0677 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0656 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0644 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0656 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0663 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0575 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0552 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0579 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0579 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0579 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0367 ha per square kilometre | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | 0.0441 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | 0.0512 ha per square kilometre | 0.0677 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0583 ha per square kilometre | 0.0552 ha per square kilometre | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 76 Burkina Faso 0.0631 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Zimbabwe 0.062 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Costa Rica 0.0608 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Sweden 0.0552 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Finland 0.0543 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Jordan 0.0542 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria was 0.0579 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0677 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Algeria rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 79th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.