Agricultural area over the long-term in Algeria
Algeria: Agricultural area over the long-term was 41.28 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41.28 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
24th
of 202 countries
All-time high
43.77 million hectares
in 1961
All-time low
5.80 million hectares
in 1400
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Algeria, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural area over the long-term in Algeria stood at 41.28 million hectares.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Algeria peaked at 43.77 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5.80 million hectares, in 1400.
That places Algeria 24th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Algeria, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 7.59 million hectares | — |
| 1100 | 7.40 million hectares | -2.6% |
| 1200 | 6.65 million hectares | -10.1% |
| 1300 | 5.81 million hectares | -12.5% |
| 1400 | 5.80 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1500 | 8.35 million hectares | +43.8% |
| 1600 | 7.05 million hectares | -15.6% |
| 1700 | 7.05 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1710 | 7.36 million hectares | +4.3% |
| 1720 | 7.66 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 1730 | 7.96 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1740 | 8.27 million hectares | +3.8% |
| 1750 | 8.57 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 1760 | 8.87 million hectares | +3.5% |
| 1770 | 9.18 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 1780 | 9.48 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 1790 | 9.79 million hectares | +3.2% |
| 1800 | 10.09 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1810 | 10.39 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 1820 | 10.60 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1830 | 10.79 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1840 | 10.99 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1850 | 12.06 million hectares | +9.7% |
| 1860 | 13.34 million hectares | +10.6% |
| 1870 | 14.75 million hectares | +10.6% |
| 1880 | 16.32 million hectares | +10.6% |
| 1890 | 17.99 million hectares | +10.3% |
| 1900 | 20.99 million hectares | +16.7% |
| 1910 | 22.61 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 1920 | 24.87 million hectares | +10.0% |
| 1930 | 29.37 million hectares | +18.1% |
| 1940 | 34.05 million hectares | +15.9% |
| 1950 | 35.29 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1951 | 36.00 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 36.78 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 37.61 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 38.52 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 39.49 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 40.49 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 41.38 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 42.14 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 42.85 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 43.51 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 43.77 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 43.45 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 43.24 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 43.06 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 43.07 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 43.07 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 43.14 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 43.09 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 43.09 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 43.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 43.71 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 43.75 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 43.27 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 43.29 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 43.13 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 43.35 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 43.18 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 43.19 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 43.16 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 43.17 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 39.17 million hectares | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 39.11 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 39.28 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 39.61 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 39.05 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 38.69 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 38.78 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 38.82 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 38.76 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 38.68 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 38.62 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 38.84 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 38.81 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 39.67 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 39.66 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 39.76 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 39.71 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 39.85 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 39.73 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 40.00 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 40.15 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 39.27 million hectares | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 39.96 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 41.22 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 41.23 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 41.20 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 41.27 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.31 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 41.40 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 41.39 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.40 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.41 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.44 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 41.46 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.46 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.47 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.50 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 41.50 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.34 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 41.31 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 41.30 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.33 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 41.30 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 41.29 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 41.28 million hectares | -0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 41.28 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.21 million hectares, 7.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 41.28 million hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.86 million hectares, 6.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 | +43.8% | 5.80 million hectares | 8.35 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.59 million hectares | 7.59 million hectares | 7.59 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 7.40 million hectares | 7.40 million hectares | 7.40 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 6.65 million hectares | 6.65 million hectares | 6.65 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 5.81 million hectares | 5.81 million hectares | 5.81 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 5.80 million hectares | 5.80 million hectares | 5.80 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 8.35 million hectares | 8.35 million hectares | 8.35 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 7.05 million hectares | 7.05 million hectares | 7.05 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 7.05 million hectares | 7.05 million hectares | 7.05 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 7.36 million hectares | 7.36 million hectares | 7.36 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 7.66 million hectares | 7.66 million hectares | 7.66 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 7.96 million hectares | 7.96 million hectares | 7.96 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 8.27 million hectares | 8.27 million hectares | 8.27 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 8.57 million hectares | 8.57 million hectares | 8.57 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 8.87 million hectares | 8.87 million hectares | 8.87 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 9.18 million hectares | 9.18 million hectares | 9.18 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 9.48 million hectares | 9.48 million hectares | 9.48 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 9.79 million hectares | 9.79 million hectares | 9.79 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 10.09 million hectares | 10.09 million hectares | 10.09 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 10.39 million hectares | 10.39 million hectares | 10.39 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 10.60 million hectares | 10.60 million hectares | 10.60 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 10.79 million hectares | 10.79 million hectares | 10.79 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 10.99 million hectares | 10.99 million hectares | 10.99 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 12.06 million hectares | 12.06 million hectares | 12.06 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 13.34 million hectares | 13.34 million hectares | 13.34 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 14.75 million hectares | 14.75 million hectares | 14.75 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 16.32 million hectares | 16.32 million hectares | 16.32 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 17.99 million hectares | 17.99 million hectares | 17.99 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 20.99 million hectares | 20.99 million hectares | 20.99 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 22.61 million hectares | 22.61 million hectares | 22.61 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 24.87 million hectares | 24.87 million hectares | 24.87 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 29.37 million hectares | 29.37 million hectares | 29.37 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 34.05 million hectares | 34.05 million hectares | 34.05 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 39.05 million hectares | 35.29 million hectares | 42.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.25 million hectares | 43.06 million hectares | 43.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.31 million hectares | 43.10 million hectares | 43.75 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.44 million hectares | 38.69 million hectares | 43.17 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.33 million hectares | 38.62 million hectares | 39.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.70 million hectares | 39.27 million hectares | 41.40 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.44 million hectares | 41.34 million hectares | 41.50 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.30 million hectares | 41.28 million hectares | 41.33 million hectares | 6 |
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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 agricultural area over the long-term in Algeria?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Algeria was 41.28 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 43.77 million hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.80 million hectares in 1400.
- How does Algeria rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Algeria ranks 24th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.