Apricots production in Algeria
In 2024 Algeria produced 173,085 t of apricots, the 6th largest in the world (3.76% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 20%. The record was 319,784 t in 2013. Area harvested: 24,923 ha, yield 6.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 173,085 t
- World rank
- 6 of 66
- 10-year change
- −20%
- Record
- 319,784 t
- 2013
Apricots in Algeria, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Algeria compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 3.8%
- 6.5% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 6.9
- world 7.0 (−1.0%)
- kg per person
- 3.70
- world 0.56
- 10-year change
- −20%
- world +38%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Iran | 304,118 | 6.6% |
| 5 | Italy | 240,080 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Algeria | 173,085 | 3.8% |
| 7 | Pakistan | 169,478 | 3.7% |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 167,699 | 3.6% |
Map of world production of apricots
Share of the world total; Algeria is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 173,085 | −6.0% | 24,923 | 6.94 |
| 2023 | 184,167 | −5.8% | 26,518 | 6.94 |
| 2022 | 195,449 | +3.0% | 28,199 | 6.93 |
| 2021 | 189,724 | +1.3% | 27,185 | 6.98 |
| 2020 | 187,273 | −10% | 29,719 | 6.30 |
| 2019 | 209,204 | −14% | 30,861 | 6.78 |
| 2018 | 242,243 | −5.7% | 32,578 | 7.44 |
| 2017 | 256,890 | +0.0% | 44,307 | 5.80 |
| 2016 | 256,771 | −13% | 38,239 | 6.71 |
| 2015 | 293,486 | +35% | 38,857 | 7.55 |
| 2014 | 216,941 | −32% | 38,590 | 5.62 |
| 2013 | 319,784 | +19% | 46,893 | 6.82 |
| 2012 | 269,308 | −5.8% | 47,376 | 5.68 |
| 2011 | 285,897 | +44% | 49,191 | 5.81 |
| 2010 | 198,467 | −2.2% | 49,495 | 4.01 |
| 2009 | 202,876 | +18% | 34,119 | 5.95 |
| 2008 | 172,409 | +48% | 32,849 | 5.25 |
| 2007 | 116,436 | −30% | 31,085 | 3.75 |
| 2006 | 167,017 | +15% | 27,362 | 6.10 |
| 2005 | 145,097 | +65% | 22,888 | 6.34 |
| 2004 | 87,991 | −19% | 19,375 | 4.54 |
| 2003 | 108,469 | +47% | 16,330 | 6.64 |
| 2002 | 73,733 | +8.9% | 14,660 | 5.03 |
| 2001 | 67,724 | +20% | 13,530 | 5.01 |
| 2000 | 56,354 | −24% | 13,390 | 4.21 |
| 1999 | 74,140 | +28% | 13,950 | 5.31 |
| 1998 | 58,110 | +46% | 13,680 | 4.25 |
| 1997 | 39,850 | −50% | 13,770 | 2.89 |
| 1996 | 80,000 | +94% | 13,460 | 5.94 |
| 1995 | 41,233 | −3.4% | 13,040 | 3.16 |
| 1994 | 42,689 | −38% | 13,170 | 3.24 |
| 1993 | 69,187 | +70% | 12,560 | 5.51 |
| 1992 | 40,785 | −31% | 12,290 | 3.32 |
| 1991 | 59,263 | +69% | 12,010 | 4.93 |
| 1990 | 34,979 | −24% | 14,010 | 2.50 |
| 1989 | 45,925 | +41% | 14,300 | 3.21 |
| 1988 | 32,500 | −11% | 10,200 | 3.19 |
| 1987 | 36,430 | −1.6% | 10,500 | 3.47 |
| 1986 | 37,033 | −13% | 9,300 | 3.98 |
| 1985 | 42,408 | −22% | 13,000 | 3.26 |
| 1984 | 54,638 | −9.7% | 12,000 | 4.55 |
| 1983 | 60,519 | +52% | 10,000 | 6.05 |
| 1982 | 39,896 | −5.9% | 11,000 | 3.63 |
| 1981 | 42,412 | +82% | 12,000 | 3.53 |
| 1980 | 23,285 | −23% | 7,700 | 3.02 |
| 1979 | 30,192 | +38% | 8,700 | 3.47 |
| 1978 | 21,818 | −21% | 7,300 | 2.99 |
| 1977 | 27,607 | +33% | 9,200 | 3.00 |
| 1976 | 20,833 | −8.4% | 6,000 | 3.47 |
| 1975 | 22,735 | +71% | 6,500 | 3.50 |
| 1974 | 13,293 | +22% | 4,500 | 2.95 |
| 1973 | 10,891 | −15% | 3,600 | 3.03 |
| 1972 | 12,888 | −15% | 4,300 | 3.00 |
| 1971 | 15,099 | +6.3% | 4,300 | 3.51 |
| 1970 | 14,200 | +14% | 4,000 | 3.55 |
| 1969 | 12,476 | +8.6% | 4,000 | 3.12 |
| 1968 | 11,483 | −12% | 3,800 | 3.02 |
| 1967 | 13,095 | +13% | 4,500 | 2.91 |
| 1966 | 11,626 | −15% | 3,900 | 2.98 |
| 1965 | 13,709 | −8.0% | 4,000 | 3.43 |
| 1964 | 14,900 | +24% | 4,200 | 3.55 |
| 1963 | 12,000 | −13% | 4,000 | 3.00 |
| 1962 | 13,800 | +8.5% | 4,600 | 3.00 |
| 1961 | 12,720 | — | 4,200 | 3.03 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of apricots in Algeria?
Algeria produced 173,085 t in 2024, 3.8% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Algeria rank in the world for production of apricots?
Algeria ranked 6th of 66 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Turkey with 27.6% of the world total.
How has the production of apricots in Algeria changed?
It fell by 20% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +38% for the world. The record was 319,784 t in 2013.
What is the yield of apricots in Algeria?
6.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (173,085 t from 24,923 ha), against a world average of 7.0 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Algeria is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.