Wheat production in Algeria
Algeria: Wheat production was 3.00 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.00 million tonnes
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
32nd
of 126 countries
All-time high
3.98 million tonnes
in 2018
All-time low
614,420 tonnes
in 1988
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Wheat production 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.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 3.00 million tonnes for wheat production in 2024.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat production in Algeria peaked at 3.98 million tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 614,420 tonnes, in 1988.
That places Algeria 32nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat production in Algeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 685,723 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1.51 million tonnes | +119.8% |
| 1963 | 1.59 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 1.16 million tonnes | -26.9% |
| 1965 | 1.33 million tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1966 | 630,051 tonnes | -52.5% |
| 1967 | 1.27 million tonnes | +100.9% |
| 1968 | 1.53 million tonnes | +21.2% |
| 1969 | 1.33 million tonnes | -13.5% |
| 1970 | 1.43 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 1.32 million tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 1.66 million tonnes | +25.7% |
| 1973 | 1.16 million tonnes | -30.1% |
| 1974 | 1.09 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 1.85 million tonnes | +69.3% |
| 1976 | 1.63 million tonnes | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 827,123 tonnes | -49.2% |
| 1978 | 1.08 million tonnes | +30.9% |
| 1979 | 1.08 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.51 million tonnes | +39.9% |
| 1981 | 1.22 million tonnes | -19.4% |
| 1982 | 977,070 tonnes | -19.8% |
| 1983 | 789,786 tonnes | -19.2% |
| 1984 | 886,469 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 1.48 million tonnes | +66.7% |
| 1986 | 1.23 million tonnes | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 1.17 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 614,420 tonnes | -47.7% |
| 1989 | 1.15 million tonnes | +87.5% |
| 1990 | 750,080 tonnes | -34.9% |
| 1991 | 1.87 million tonnes | +149.2% |
| 1992 | 1.84 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.02 million tonnes | -44.7% |
| 1994 | 713,964 tonnes | -29.8% |
| 1995 | 1.50 million tonnes | +110.1% |
| 1996 | 2.98 million tonnes | +98.9% |
| 1997 | 661,514 tonnes | -77.8% |
| 1998 | 2.28 million tonnes | +244.7% |
| 1999 | 1.47 million tonnes | -35.5% |
| 2000 | 760,361 tonnes | -48.3% |
| 2001 | 2.04 million tonnes | +168.2% |
| 2002 | 1.50 million tonnes | -26.4% |
| 2003 | 2.96 million tonnes | +97.4% |
| 2004 | 2.73 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 2.41 million tonnes | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 2.69 million tonnes | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 2.32 million tonnes | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million tonnes | -52.1% |
| 2009 | 2.95 million tonnes | +165.8% |
| 2010 | 2.61 million tonnes | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 2.91 million tonnes | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 3.43 million tonnes | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 3.30 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.44 million tonnes | -26.2% |
| 2015 | 2.66 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 2.44 million tonnes | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 2.44 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.98 million tonnes | +63.4% |
| 2019 | 3.88 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.11 million tonnes | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 2.17 million tonnes | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 3.00 million tonnes | +38.4% |
| 2023 | 2.50 million tonnes | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 3.00 million tonnes | +20.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 3.00 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 981,240 tonnes, 3.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 3.00 million tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,000 tonnes, 30.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +244.7% | 661,514 tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 million tonnes | 630,051 tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.31 million tonnes | 827,123 tonnes | 1.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.10 million tonnes | 614,420 tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 million tonnes | 661,514 tonnes | 2.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 million tonnes | 760,361 tonnes | 2.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 million tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | 3.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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 wheat production in Algeria?
- Wheat production in Algeria was 3.00 million tonnes 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 wheat production recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.98 million tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest wheat production recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 614,420 tonnes in 1988.
- How does Algeria rank for wheat production?
- Algeria ranks 32nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat production rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 Wheat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wheat production is measured in tonnes.