Urban area over the long-term in Algeria
Algeria: Urban area over the long-term was 4,598 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
4,598 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
31st
of 202 countries
All-time high
4,598 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
2.09 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Algeria, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 4,598 km² per grid cell for urban area over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Algeria peaked at 4,598 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.09 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
That places Algeria 31st out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area over the long-term in Algeria, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 2.09 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 2.72 km² per grid cell | +30.0% |
| 1200 | 3.53 km² per grid cell | +29.9% |
| 1300 | 4.17 km² per grid cell | +18.2% |
| 1400 | 4.85 km² per grid cell | +16.3% |
| 1500 | 6.6 km² per grid cell | +36.1% |
| 1600 | 13.21 km² per grid cell | +100.0% |
| 1700 | 13.7 km² per grid cell | +3.7% |
| 1710 | 16.12 km² per grid cell | +17.7% |
| 1720 | 18.41 km² per grid cell | +14.2% |
| 1730 | 21 km² per grid cell | +14.0% |
| 1740 | 23.9 km² per grid cell | +13.8% |
| 1750 | 27.17 km² per grid cell | +13.7% |
| 1760 | 30.85 km² per grid cell | +13.5% |
| 1770 | 34.97 km² per grid cell | +13.4% |
| 1780 | 39.61 km² per grid cell | +13.3% |
| 1790 | 44.81 km² per grid cell | +13.1% |
| 1800 | 50.64 km² per grid cell | +13.0% |
| 1810 | 57.18 km² per grid cell | +12.9% |
| 1820 | 64.5 km² per grid cell | +12.8% |
| 1830 | 71.96 km² per grid cell | +11.6% |
| 1840 | 80.24 km² per grid cell | +11.5% |
| 1850 | 89.45 km² per grid cell | +11.5% |
| 1860 | 108.33 km² per grid cell | +21.1% |
| 1870 | 131.15 km² per grid cell | +21.1% |
| 1880 | 158.54 km² per grid cell | +20.9% |
| 1890 | 190.48 km² per grid cell | +20.1% |
| 1900 | 223.44 km² per grid cell | +17.3% |
| 1910 | 265.67 km² per grid cell | +18.9% |
| 1920 | 265.67 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 265.67 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 265.67 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 265.67 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 265.67 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 265.67 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 269.58 km² per grid cell | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 279.88 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 290.98 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1956 | 302.98 km² per grid cell | +4.1% |
| 1957 | 315.87 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 329.59 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1959 | 344.04 km² per grid cell | +4.4% |
| 1960 | 359.08 km² per grid cell | +4.4% |
| 1961 | 379.08 km² per grid cell | +5.6% |
| 1962 | 401.39 km² per grid cell | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 425.33 km² per grid cell | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 451.65 km² per grid cell | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 480.92 km² per grid cell | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 509.04 km² per grid cell | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 525.72 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 543.95 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 563.35 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 583.68 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 609.61 km² per grid cell | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 637 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 666.14 km² per grid cell | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 697.45 km² per grid cell | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 731.3 km² per grid cell | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 755.47 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 786.93 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 829.85 km² per grid cell | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 876.7 km² per grid cell | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 927.88 km² per grid cell | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 978.58 km² per grid cell | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 1,034 km² per grid cell | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1,092 km² per grid cell | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 1,154 km² per grid cell | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 1,218 km² per grid cell | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 1,284 km² per grid cell | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 1,351 km² per grid cell | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 1,418 km² per grid cell | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 1,486 km² per grid cell | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 1,555 km² per grid cell | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 1,628 km² per grid cell | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 1,703 km² per grid cell | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 1,776 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 1,848 km² per grid cell | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 1,917 km² per grid cell | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1,993 km² per grid cell | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 2,065 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 2,136 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 2,205 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 2,276 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 2,346 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 2,417 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2,490 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2,567 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2,646 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2,731 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 2,819 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2,913 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3,012 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 3,117 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 3,217 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 3,318 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 3,421 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 3,526 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 3,632 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3,739 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 3,848 km² per grid cell | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3,959 km² per grid cell | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 4,071 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 4,184 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 4,266 km² per grid cell | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 4,348 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 4,431 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 4,514 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 4,598 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 4,598 km² per grid cell is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 995.59 km² per grid cell, 4.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 4,598 km² per grid cell is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,501 km² per grid cell, 3.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | +100.0% | 6.6 km² per grid cell | 13.21 km² per grid cell |
| 1500 | +36.1% | 4.85 km² per grid cell | 6.6 km² per grid cell |
| 1100 | +30.0% | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 2.72 km² per grid cell |
| 1200 | +29.9% | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 3.53 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 3.53 km² per grid cell | 3.53 km² per grid cell | 3.53 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 4.17 km² per grid cell | 4.17 km² per grid cell | 4.17 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 4.85 km² per grid cell | 4.85 km² per grid cell | 4.85 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 6.6 km² per grid cell | 6.6 km² per grid cell | 6.6 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 13.21 km² per grid cell | 13.21 km² per grid cell | 13.21 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 13.7 km² per grid cell | 13.7 km² per grid cell | 13.7 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 16.12 km² per grid cell | 16.12 km² per grid cell | 16.12 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 18.41 km² per grid cell | 18.41 km² per grid cell | 18.41 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 21 km² per grid cell | 21 km² per grid cell | 21 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 23.9 km² per grid cell | 23.9 km² per grid cell | 23.9 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 27.17 km² per grid cell | 27.17 km² per grid cell | 27.17 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 30.85 km² per grid cell | 30.85 km² per grid cell | 30.85 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 34.97 km² per grid cell | 34.97 km² per grid cell | 34.97 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 39.61 km² per grid cell | 39.61 km² per grid cell | 39.61 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 44.81 km² per grid cell | 44.81 km² per grid cell | 44.81 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 50.64 km² per grid cell | 50.64 km² per grid cell | 50.64 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 57.18 km² per grid cell | 57.18 km² per grid cell | 57.18 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 64.5 km² per grid cell | 64.5 km² per grid cell | 64.5 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 71.96 km² per grid cell | 71.96 km² per grid cell | 71.96 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 80.24 km² per grid cell | 80.24 km² per grid cell | 80.24 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 89.45 km² per grid cell | 89.45 km² per grid cell | 89.45 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 108.33 km² per grid cell | 108.33 km² per grid cell | 108.33 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 131.15 km² per grid cell | 131.15 km² per grid cell | 131.15 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 158.54 km² per grid cell | 158.54 km² per grid cell | 158.54 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 190.48 km² per grid cell | 190.48 km² per grid cell | 190.48 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 223.44 km² per grid cell | 223.44 km² per grid cell | 223.44 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 292.99 km² per grid cell | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 344.04 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 463.95 km² per grid cell | 359.08 km² per grid cell | 563.35 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 717.41 km² per grid cell | 583.68 km² per grid cell | 876.7 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,194 km² per grid cell | 927.88 km² per grid cell | 1,486 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,883 km² per grid cell | 1,555 km² per grid cell | 2,205 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,622 km² per grid cell | 2,276 km² per grid cell | 3,012 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,585 km² per grid cell | 3,117 km² per grid cell | 4,071 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,390 km² per grid cell | 4,184 km² per grid cell | 4,598 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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More reference data data for Algeria
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- 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 urban area over the long-term in Algeria?
- Urban area over the long-term in Algeria was 4,598 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,598 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Algeria rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Algeria ranks 31st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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