Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Algeria
Algeria: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 13.77 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
13.77 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 197 countries
All-time high
16.14 hectares per square kilometre
in 1971
All-time low
12.92 hectares per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Algeria is 13.77 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 16.14 hectares per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 12.92 hectares per square kilometre, in 1992.
Algeria ranks 101st of 197 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.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Algeria, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.12 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 15.95 hectares per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 15.83 hectares per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 15.71 hectares per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 15.7 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 15.7 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 15.7 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 15.71 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 15.71 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 15.71 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 16.14 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 16.07 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 15.61 hectares per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 15.61 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 15.22 hectares per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 15.23 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15.24 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15.24 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15.25 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 15.25 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 13.29 hectares per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1982 | 13.27 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 13.46 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 13.48 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 13.24 hectares per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 13.08 hectares per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 13.08 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 13.09 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 13.05 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 13.03 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 12.94 hectares per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 12.92 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 12.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 13.28 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 13.28 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 13.27 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 13.24 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 13.29 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.24 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 13.36 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 13.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 13.29 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 13.29 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.79 hectares per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 13.79 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.77 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 13.8 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.82 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 13.85 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.84 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 13.84 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.84 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.85 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.85 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.85 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.83 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 13.79 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 13.79 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.77 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 13.77 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.77 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.77 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.77 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 13.77 hectares per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.33 hectares per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 13.77 hectares per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.77 hectares per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.79 hectares per square kilometre | 15.7 hectares per square kilometre | 16.12 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.53 hectares per square kilometre | 15.22 hectares per square kilometre | 16.14 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.43 hectares per square kilometre | 13.05 hectares per square kilometre | 15.25 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.14 hectares per square kilometre | 12.92 hectares per square kilometre | 13.29 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.62 hectares per square kilometre | 13.29 hectares per square kilometre | 13.85 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.83 hectares per square kilometre | 13.77 hectares per square kilometre | 13.85 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.77 hectares per square kilometre | 13.77 hectares per square kilometre | 13.77 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 98 Guam 14.81 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 99 Austria 14.66 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 100 Peru 14.21 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 102 Germany 13.46 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 103 Albania 13.36 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 104 Ukraine 13 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Algeria?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Algeria was 13.77 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.14 hectares per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.92 hectares per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Algeria rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures 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.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Area of permanent meadows and pastures 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.