Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Algeria
Algeria: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested was 11,864 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rape or colza seed — area harvested in Algeria is 11,864 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Algeria peaked at 45,000 ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Algeria 47th out of 69 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.
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Algeria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha | — |
| 1979 | 12,000 ha | — |
| 1980 | 15,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 24,000 ha | +60.0% |
| 1982 | 22,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 24,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 28,000 ha | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 33,000 ha | +17.9% |
| 1986 | 36,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 42,000 ha | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 38,000 ha | -9.5% |
| 1989 | 45,000 ha | +18.4% |
| 1990 | 35,000 ha | -22.2% |
| 1991 | 30,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 20,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 16,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 15,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 16,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 16,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15,075 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 13,085 ha | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 12,995 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 12,714 ha | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 12,435 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 12,157 ha | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 12,079 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 12,196 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 12,212 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12,040 ha | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 11,684 ha | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 11,979 ha | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 11,855 ha | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 11,839 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 11,891 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 11,862 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 11,864 ha | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 11,864 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70,000 ha, 17% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 11,864 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,706 ha, 1.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rape or colza seed — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +60.0% | 15,000 ha | 24,000 ha |
| 1992 | -33.3% | 30,000 ha | 20,000 ha |
| 1980 | +25.0% | 12,000 ha | 15,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,200 ha | 0 ha | 12,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,700 ha | 15,000 ha | 45,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,500 ha | 15,000 ha | 35,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,916 ha | 13,085 ha | 16,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,249 ha | 11,684 ha | 12,995 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,862 ha | 11,839 ha | 11,891 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)
- 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 rape or colza seed — area harvested in Algeria?
- Rape or colza seed — area harvested in Algeria was 11,864 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 45,000 ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Algeria rank for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
- Algeria ranks 47th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — area harvested rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Rape or colza seed — 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.