Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria
Algeria: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.7558 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.7558 ha per square kilometre for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 1.08 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3465 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
Algeria ranks 58th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7092 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7865 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1963 | 0.8016 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.918 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9187 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6222 ha per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8391 ha per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 1968 | 0.9334 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9227 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9644 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9019 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9854 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9241 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9333 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9636 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8007 ha per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7827 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8168 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8696 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7613 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6877 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5884 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6495 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7003 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6382 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6342 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4296 ha per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6185 ha per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4987 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7261 ha per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7759 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5271 ha per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3748 ha per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7057 ha per square kilometre | +88.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9567 ha per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3465 ha per square kilometre | -63.8% |
| 1998 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +212.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5762 ha per square kilometre | -46.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3472 ha per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 2001 | 0.771 ha per square kilometre | +122.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5872 ha per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8597 ha per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8442 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6733 ha per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 0.749 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7641 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4226 ha per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7761 ha per square kilometre | +83.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7372 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7022 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.817 ha per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7252 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6933 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7619 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8658 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8895 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8181 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8292 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7759 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5747 ha per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7558 ha per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7558 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.7558 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8016 ha per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.7558 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7558 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +212.3% | 0.3465 ha per square kilometre | 1.08 ha per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +122.1% | 0.3472 ha per square kilometre | 0.771 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8279 ha per square kilometre | 0.6222 ha per square kilometre | 0.9334 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9111 ha per square kilometre | 0.7827 ha per square kilometre | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6577 ha per square kilometre | 0.4296 ha per square kilometre | 0.8696 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.657 ha per square kilometre | 0.3465 ha per square kilometre | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6794 ha per square kilometre | 0.3472 ha per square kilometre | 0.8597 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7839 ha per square kilometre | 0.6933 ha per square kilometre | 0.8895 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7155 ha per square kilometre | 0.5747 ha per square kilometre | 0.7759 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.12 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Ireland 0.8097 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Georgia 0.8016 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Finland 0.7539 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Japan 0.6355 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Rwanda 0.5377 ha per square kilometre 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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Algeria was 0.7558 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3465 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Algeria rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 58th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.