Share cereal human food in Algeria
Algeria: Share cereal human food was 63.37 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
63.37
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
89th
of 191 countries
All-time high
98.96
in 1966
All-time low
53.29
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share cereal human food in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share cereal human food in Algeria stood at 63.37.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share cereal human food in Algeria peaked at 98.96 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 53.29, in 2016.
That places Algeria 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.07 | 97.34 | 98.96 | 9 |
| 1970s | 94.25 | 88.08 | 98.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.55 | 69.35 | 88.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.68 | 77.17 | 85.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.22 | 74.23 | 81.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8 | 53.29 | 60.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.36 | 58.77 | 65.71 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- 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)
- Rural population 24.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 11.47 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 1.54 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share cereal human food in Algeria?
- Share cereal human food in Algeria was 63.37 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share cereal human food recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 98.96 in 1966.
- What is the lowest share cereal human food recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.29 in 2016.
- How does Algeria rank for share cereal human food?
- Algeria ranks 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share cereal human food rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share cereal human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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