Algeria - Surface area (sq. km)

The value for Surface area (sq. km) in Algeria was 2,381,741 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,381,741 in 2018 and a minimum value of 2,381,740 in 1961.

Definition: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.

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

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Year Value
1961 2,381,740
1962 2,381,740
1963 2,381,740
1964 2,381,740
1965 2,381,740
1966 2,381,740
1967 2,381,740
1968 2,381,740
1969 2,381,740
1970 2,381,740
1971 2,381,740
1972 2,381,740
1973 2,381,740
1974 2,381,740
1975 2,381,740
1976 2,381,740
1977 2,381,740
1978 2,381,740
1979 2,381,740
1980 2,381,740
1981 2,381,740
1982 2,381,740
1983 2,381,740
1984 2,381,740
1985 2,381,740
1986 2,381,740
1987 2,381,740
1988 2,381,740
1989 2,381,740
1990 2,381,740
1991 2,381,740
1992 2,381,740
1993 2,381,740
1994 2,381,740
1995 2,381,740
1996 2,381,740
1997 2,381,740
1998 2,381,740
1999 2,381,740
2000 2,381,740
2001 2,381,740
2002 2,381,740
2003 2,381,740
2004 2,381,740
2005 2,381,740
2006 2,381,740
2007 2,381,740
2008 2,381,740
2009 2,381,740
2010 2,381,740
2011 2,381,740
2012 2,381,740
2013 2,381,740
2014 2,381,740
2015 2,381,741
2016 2,381,741
2017 2,381,741
2018 2,381,741

Development Relevance: Total surface area is particularly important for understanding an economy's agricultural capacity and the environmental effects of human activity. Innovations in satellite mapping and computer databases have resulted in more precise measurements of land and water areas. Population, surface area, income, and output are basic measures of the size of an economy. They also provide a broad indication of actual and potential resources. Land area is therefore used as one of the major indicator to normalize other indicators.

Limitations and Exceptions: The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations through annual questionnaires. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. The data collected from official national sources through the questionnaire are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Total land area includes inland water bodies such as major rivers and lakes. Variations from year to year may be due to updated or revised data rather than to change in area.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use