Wheat yields in Algeria
Algeria: Wheat yields was 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat yields in Algeria stood at 1.67 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Algeria peaked at 2.04 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.406 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Algeria ranks 98th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6147 tonnes per hectare | 0.406 tonnes per hectare | 0.8326 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6008 tonnes per hectare | 0.4337 tonnes per hectare | 0.8313 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.699 tonnes per hectare | 0.5635 tonnes per hectare | 0.8861 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9275 tonnes per hectare | 0.6315 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.9194 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Rural population 11.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 24.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.68 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat yields in Algeria?
- Wheat yields in Algeria was 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.406 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Algeria rank for wheat yields?
- Algeria ranks 98th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.