Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0384 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per capita in Algeria is 0.0384 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Algeria peaked at 0.1795 ha per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0268 ha per person, in 2000.
Algeria ranks 31st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1452 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1587 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1593 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1795 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1769 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1177 ha per person | -33.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1552 ha per person | +31.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1688 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1631 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1666 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1524 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1713 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1589 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1454 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1418 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1399 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1121 ha per person | -19.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1065 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1079 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1113 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0943 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0824 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0682 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0727 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0758 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0668 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0644 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0424 ha per person | -34.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0595 ha per person | +40.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0468 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0665 ha per person | +42.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0694 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.046 ha per person | -33.7% |
| 1994 | 0.032 ha per person | -30.5% |
| 1995 | 0.059 ha per person | +84.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0785 ha per person | +32.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0279 ha per person | -64.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0858 ha per person | +207.4% |
| 1999 | 0.045 ha per person | -47.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0268 ha per person | -40.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0586 ha per person | +119.0% |
| 2002 | 0.044 ha per person | -24.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0636 ha per person | +44.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0616 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0484 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0531 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0532 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0289 ha per person | -45.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0521 ha per person | +80.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0485 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0453 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0517 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.045 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0421 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0453 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0505 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0508 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0458 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0456 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.042 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0306 ha per person | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0396 ha per person | +29.4% |
| 2023 | 0.039 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0384 ha per person | -1.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0384 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0185 ha per person, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0384 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0054 ha per person, 7.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +207.4% | 0.0279 ha per person | 0.0858 ha per person |
| 2001 | +119.0% | 0.0268 ha per person | 0.0586 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1583 ha per person | 0.1177 ha per person | 0.1795 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1403 ha per person | 0.1065 ha per person | 0.1713 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0738 ha per person | 0.0424 ha per person | 0.1113 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0557 ha per person | 0.0279 ha per person | 0.0858 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.049 ha per person | 0.0268 ha per person | 0.0636 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0471 ha per person | 0.0421 ha per person | 0.0517 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0379 ha per person | 0.0306 ha per person | 0.042 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Algeria?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Algeria was 0.0384 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1795 ha per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0268 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Algeria ranks 31st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.