Rice — Production in Algeria
Algeria: Rice — Production was 313.12 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Production in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — production in Algeria stood at 313.12 t.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production in Algeria peaked at 9,512 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 280.6 t, in 2015.
That places Algeria 107th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Production in Algeria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,512 t | — |
| 1962 | 8,000 t | -15.9% |
| 1963 | 6,659 t | -16.8% |
| 1964 | 5,014 t | -24.7% |
| 1965 | 5,530 t | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 5,550 t | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 4,558 t | -17.9% |
| 1968 | 6,110 t | +34.1% |
| 1969 | 6,711 t | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 2,166 t | -67.7% |
| 1971 | 1,568 t | -27.6% |
| 1972 | 2,218 t | +41.5% |
| 1973 | 2,447 t | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 2,520 t | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1,600 t | -36.5% |
| 1976 | 1,279 t | -20.1% |
| 1977 | 1,409 t | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 291 t | -79.3% |
| 1979 | 1,000 t | +243.6% |
| 1980 | 1,200 t | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 1,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,240 t | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1,300 t | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 1,480 t | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 1,480 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,540 t | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 1,500 t | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 1,410 t | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 1,290 t | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 1,244 t | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1,158 t | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 1,073 t | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 300 t | -72.0% |
| 1998 | 492.49 t | +64.2% |
| 1999 | 456.36 t | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 437.39 t | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 418.68 t | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 400.24 t | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 425.06 t | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 413.92 t | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 390.19 t | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 359.98 t | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 348.33 t | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 334.32 t | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 320.23 t | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 311.54 t | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 320.01 t | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 300 t | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 320 t | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 320 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 280.6 t | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 306.87 t | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 316.14 t | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 301.2 t | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 308.07 t | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 310.93 t | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 315.35 t | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 311.45 t | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 312.58 t | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 313.12 t | +0.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 313.12 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 219,588 t, 0% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 313.12 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 116,757 t, 0% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +243.6% | 291 t | 1,000 t |
| 1978 | -79.3% | 1,409 t | 291 t |
| 1997 | -72.0% | 1,073 t | 300 t |
| 1970 | -67.7% | 6,711 t | 2,166 t |
| 1998 | +64.2% | 300 t | 492.49 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,405 t | 4,558 t | 9,512 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,650 t | 291 t | 2,520 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,270 t | 1,200 t | 1,480 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,046 t | 300 t | 1,540 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 384.83 t | 320.23 t | 437.39 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 308.44 t | 280.6 t | 320.01 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 312.69 t | 310.93 t | 315.35 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 105 Papua New Guinea 882.53 t compare
- 106 Trinidad and Tobago 784.4 t compare
- 108 Réunion 185 t compare
- 109 Zimbabwe 73.5 t compare
- 110 Comoros 5 t 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 rice — production in Algeria?
- Rice — production in Algeria was 313.12 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — production recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 9,512 t in 1961.
- What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 280.6 t in 2015.
- How does Algeria rank for rice — production?
- Algeria ranks 107th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — production rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Rice — Production. 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.