Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0509 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2024, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Algeria stood at 0.0509 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Algeria peaked at 0.2048 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0509 sq. km per person, in 2024.
That places Algeria 32nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2048 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2018 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1988 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1955 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1926 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1892 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.185 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1808 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1767 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1728 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1689 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1651 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1612 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1574 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1519 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1451 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.14 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.136 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1321 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.128 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1239 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1199 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1159 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.112 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1082 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1047 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1016 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0988 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0962 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0939 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0916 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0894 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0873 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0854 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0837 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.082 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0805 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0792 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0782 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0771 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.076 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.075 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.074 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.073 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0719 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0708 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0697 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0684 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0671 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0658 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0645 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0633 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.062 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0608 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0595 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0583 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0571 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.056 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.055 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0541 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0532 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0524 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0516 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0509 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0509 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0129 sq. km per person, 3.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0509 sq. km per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.009 sq. km per person, 5.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1917 sq. km per person | 0.1767 sq. km per person | 0.2048 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1531 sq. km per person | 0.1321 sq. km per person | 0.1728 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1109 sq. km per person | 0.0962 sq. km per person | 0.128 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0851 sq. km per person | 0.0782 sq. km per person | 0.0939 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0723 sq. km per person | 0.0671 sq. km per person | 0.0771 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0602 sq. km per person | 0.055 sq. km per person | 0.0658 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0524 sq. km per person | 0.0509 sq. km per person | 0.0541 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0292 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1792 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8702 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Algeria?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Algeria was 0.0509 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2048 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0509 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Algeria ranks 32nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.