Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Algeria

Algeria: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2733 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2733
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
114th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.75
in 1977
All-time low
0.2733
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Algeria, 1961–2023

0.511.5196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 0.2733 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Algeria peaked at 1.75 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.2733, in 2023.

Algeria ranks 114th of 163 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.06 0.8829 1.45 9
1970s 1.34 1.05 1.75 10
1980s 1.31 1.07 1.65 10
1990s 1.02 0.7771 1.28 10
2000s 0.7136 0.4629 1.11 10
2010s 0.3455 0.2782 0.4474 10
2020s 0.2874 0.2733 0.3095 4

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 111 Bahamas 0.2849 compare
  2. 112 Eswatini 0.2742 compare
  3. 113 Namibia 0.2735 compare
  4. 115 South Africa 0.2729 compare
  5. 116 Lebanon 0.2713 compare
  6. 117 Albania 0.2684 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Algeria?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Algeria was 0.2733 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 1.75 in 1977.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2733 in 2023.
How does Algeria rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Algeria ranks 114th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).