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