Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Algeria

Algeria: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.1565 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1565 units per person
Change on year
down 21.0%
World rank
7th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.2125 units per person
in 2015
All-time low
0.0097 units per person
in 1964
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Algeria, 1961–2019

00.050.10.150.2196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 0.1565 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Algeria peaked at 0.2125 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 units per person, in 1964.

Algeria ranks 7th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Algeria, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0346 units per person
1962 0.0315 units per person -8.9%
1963 0.0175 units per person -44.5%
1964 0.0097 units per person -44.2%
1965 0.019 units per person +95.2%
1966 0.0565 units per person +197.2%
1967 0.0535 units per person -5.3%
1968 0.0529 units per person -1.1%
1969 0.0312 units per person -40.9%
1970 0.016 units per person -48.8%
1971 0.0505 units per person +215.8%
1972 0.08 units per person +58.3%
1973 0.0494 units per person -38.3%
1974 0.1122 units per person +127.1%
1975 0.0847 units per person -24.5%
1976 0.0728 units per person -14.1%
1977 0.0736 units per person +1.0%
1978 0.0898 units per person +22.1%
1979 0.0822 units per person -8.4%
1980 0.0911 units per person +10.9%
1981 0.0683 units per person -25.1%
1982 0.0973 units per person +42.5%
1983 0.1035 units per person +6.4%
1984 0.0943 units per person -8.9%
1985 0.1377 units per person +46.0%
1986 0.1153 units per person -16.2%
1987 0.0789 units per person -31.6%
1988 0.1172 units per person +48.6%
1989 0.185 units per person +57.9%
1990 0.1029 units per person -44.4%
1991 0.0893 units per person -13.2%
1992 0.0875 units per person -2.1%
1993 0.0949 units per person +8.5%
1994 0.1259 units per person +32.7%
1995 0.1231 units per person -2.2%
1996 0.0679 units per person -44.8%
1997 0.1148 units per person +69.1%
1998 0.12 units per person +4.5%
1999 0.1427 units per person +19.0%
2000 0.1737 units per person +21.7%
2001 0.1448 units per person -16.6%
2002 0.1889 units per person +30.4%
2003 0.1611 units per person -14.7%
2004 0.1543 units per person -4.2%
2005 0.1717 units per person +11.2%
2006 0.1477 units per person -14.0%
2007 0.142 units per person -3.8%
2008 0.1863 units per person +31.2%
2009 0.1612 units per person -13.5%
2010 0.1398 units per person -13.3%
2011 0.202 units per person +44.5%
2012 0.1686 units per person -16.5%
2013 0.1641 units per person -2.7%
2014 0.1892 units per person +15.3%
2015 0.2125 units per person +12.3%
2016 0.2014 units per person -5.3%
2017 0.1938 units per person -3.8%
2018 0.1981 units per person +2.2%
2019 0.1565 units per person -21.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
1971 +215.8% 0.016 units per person 0.0505 units per person
1966 +197.2% 0.019 units per person 0.0565 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.034 units per person 0.0097 units per person 0.0565 units per person 9
1970s 0.0711 units per person 0.016 units per person 0.1122 units per person 10
1980s 0.1089 units per person 0.0683 units per person 0.185 units per person 10
1990s 0.1069 units per person 0.0679 units per person 0.1427 units per person 10
2000s 0.1632 units per person 0.142 units per person 0.1889 units per person 10
2010s 0.1826 units per person 0.1398 units per person 0.2125 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 4 Fiji 0.1943 units per person compare
  2. 5 Luxembourg 0.1897 units per person compare
  3. 6 Azerbaijan 0.1565 units per person compare
  4. 8 Tunisia 0.1557 units per person compare
  5. 9 Oman 0.1505 units per person compare
  6. 10 Latvia 0.1396 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Algeria?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Algeria was 0.1565 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2125 units per person in 2015.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 units per person in 1964.
How does Algeria rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Algeria ranks 7th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.