Yields of key staple crops in Algeria
Algeria: Yields of key staple crops was 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Algeria is 1.67 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops 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 |
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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 yields of key staple crops in Algeria?
- Yields of key staple crops in Algeria was 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.406 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Algeria rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Algeria ranks 98th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.