Algeria - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Algeria was 413,589 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 454,710 in 1961 and a minimum value of 386,220 in 1991.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 454,710
1962 449,000
1963 445,100
1964 441,640
1965 441,670
1966 441,670
1967 442,510
1968 442,030
1969 442,030
1970 442,160
1971 454,330
1972 453,960
1973 443,040
1974 443,360
1975 437,530
1976 440,210
1977 438,320
1978 438,430
1979 438,200
1980 438,300
1981 391,710
1982 391,070
1983 392,820
1984 396,100
1985 390,510
1986 386,880
1987 387,790
1988 388,170
1989 387,600
1990 386,760
1991 386,220
1992 388,650
1993 388,620
1994 396,400
1995 396,490
1996 396,360
1997 396,900
1998 398,260
1999 397,310
2000 400,210
2001 401,090
2002 398,550
2003 399,057
2004 411,450
2005 412,110
2006 411,810
2007 412,520
2008 413,090
2009 413,800
2010 413,740
2011 413,880
2012 413,982
2013 414,316
2014 414,310
2015 414,564
2016 413,602
2017 413,351
2018 413,589

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Algeria was 17.36 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 19.09 in 1961, while its lowest value was 16.22 in 1991.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 19.09
1962 18.85
1963 18.69
1964 18.54
1965 18.54
1966 18.54
1967 18.58
1968 18.56
1969 18.56
1970 18.56
1971 19.08
1972 19.06
1973 18.60
1974 18.61
1975 18.37
1976 18.48
1977 18.40
1978 18.41
1979 18.40
1980 18.40
1981 16.45
1982 16.42
1983 16.49
1984 16.63
1985 16.40
1986 16.24
1987 16.28
1988 16.30
1989 16.27
1990 16.24
1991 16.22
1992 16.32
1993 16.32
1994 16.64
1995 16.65
1996 16.64
1997 16.66
1998 16.72
1999 16.68
2000 16.80
2001 16.84
2002 16.73
2003 16.75
2004 17.28
2005 17.30
2006 17.29
2007 17.32
2008 17.34
2009 17.37
2010 17.37
2011 17.38
2012 17.38
2013 17.40
2014 17.40
2015 17.41
2016 17.37
2017 17.36
2018 17.36

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use