All roots and tubers production in Algeria
In 2024 Algeria produced 4.6 million t of all roots and tubers, the 34th largest in the world (0.49% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 1.6%. The record was 5.0 million t in 2019. Area harvested: 135,414 ha, yield 33.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 4.6 million t
- World rank
- 34 of 192
- 10-year change
- −1.6%
- Record
- 5.0 million t
- 2019
All roots and tubers in Algeria, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Algeria compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.49%
- 0.56% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 33.9
- world 13.1 (+159%)
- kg per person
- 98.2
- world 116
- 10-year change
- −1.6%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Poland | 5,920,170 | 0.63% |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 5,515,533 | 0.58% |
| 34 | Algeria | 4,596,493 | 0.49% |
| 35 | Guinea | 4,506,052 | 0.48% |
| 36 | Madagascar | 4,354,579 | 0.46% |
Map of world production of roots and tubers
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 | 4,596,493 | −1.3% | 135,414 | 33.94 |
| 2023 | 4,656,898 | +7.8% | 137,839 | 33.79 |
| 2022 | 4,321,831 | −0.9% | 131,439 | 32.88 |
| 2021 | 4,360,880 | −6.4% | 136,855 | 31.86 |
| 2020 | 4,659,482 | −7.2% | 149,465 | 31.17 |
| 2019 | 5,020,249 | +7.9% | 157,864 | 31.80 |
| 2018 | 4,653,322 | +1.0% | 149,665 | 31.09 |
| 2017 | 4,606,402 | −3.2% | 148,822 | 30.95 |
| 2016 | 4,759,677 | +4.8% | 156,308 | 30.45 |
| 2015 | 4,539,577 | −2.9% | 153,313 | 29.61 |
| 2014 | 4,673,516 | −4.4% | 156,176 | 29.92 |
| 2013 | 4,886,538 | +16% | 161,156 | 30.32 |
| 2012 | 4,219,476 | +9.3% | 138,666 | 30.43 |
| 2011 | 3,862,194 | +17% | 131,903 | 29.28 |
| 2010 | 3,300,312 | +25% | 121,996 | 27.05 |
| 2009 | 2,636,057 | +21% | 105,121 | 25.08 |
| 2008 | 2,171,058 | +44% | 91,841 | 23.64 |
| 2007 | 1,506,859 | −31% | 79,339 | 18.99 |
| 2006 | 2,180,961 | +1.1% | 98,825 | 22.07 |
| 2005 | 2,156,550 | +14% | 99,717 | 21.63 |
| 2004 | 1,896,270 | +0.9% | 93,144 | 20.36 |
| 2003 | 1,879,918 | +41% | 88,660 | 21.20 |
| 2002 | 1,333,465 | +38% | 72,560 | 18.38 |
| 2001 | 967,232 | −20% | 65,790 | 14.70 |
| 2000 | 1,207,690 | +21% | 72,690 | 16.61 |
| 1999 | 996,268 | −9.4% | 64,890 | 15.35 |
| 1998 | 1,100,000 | +16% | 68,640 | 16.03 |
| 1997 | 947,518 | −18% | 67,180 | 14.10 |
| 1996 | 1,150,000 | −4.2% | 85,420 | 13.46 |
| 1995 | 1,200,000 | +68% | 87,740 | 13.68 |
| 1994 | 715,936 | −33% | 75,300 | 9.51 |
| 1993 | 1,065,220 | −8.0% | 95,780 | 11.12 |
| 1992 | 1,157,520 | +7.4% | 107,260 | 10.79 |
| 1991 | 1,077,350 | +33% | 118,720 | 9.07 |
| 1990 | 808,541 | −19% | 102,430 | 7.89 |
| 1989 | 1,000,700 | +11% | 104,060 | 9.62 |
| 1988 | 898,800 | −0.6% | 97,600 | 9.21 |
| 1987 | 904,610 | +11% | 107,440 | 8.42 |
| 1986 | 811,660 | −0.4% | 96,660 | 8.40 |
| 1985 | 814,700 | +56% | 97,480 | 8.36 |
| 1984 | 520,920 | +6.2% | 71,900 | 7.25 |
| 1983 | 490,645 | +18% | 76,790 | 6.39 |
| 1982 | 415,102 | −21% | 73,740 | 5.63 |
| 1981 | 528,207 | −11% | 82,900 | 6.37 |
| 1980 | 590,600 | +18% | 76,010 | 7.77 |
| 1979 | 501,352 | +6.0% | 77,220 | 6.49 |
| 1978 | 472,894 | +0.1% | 72,940 | 6.48 |
| 1977 | 472,206 | −4.2% | 74,910 | 6.30 |
| 1976 | 492,942 | −14% | 69,490 | 7.09 |
| 1975 | 575,068 | +46% | 70,080 | 8.21 |
| 1974 | 394,659 | +32% | 59,700 | 6.61 |
| 1973 | 299,166 | +11% | 53,470 | 5.60 |
| 1972 | 268,320 | −1.9% | 50,200 | 5.35 |
| 1971 | 273,647 | +4.4% | 44,030 | 6.22 |
| 1970 | 262,050 | +17% | 41,900 | 6.25 |
| 1969 | 224,083 | −18% | 42,710 | 5.25 |
| 1968 | 272,162 | +34% | 40,010 | 6.80 |
| 1967 | 203,520 | +20% | 32,050 | 6.35 |
| 1966 | 170,124 | −27% | 25,480 | 6.68 |
| 1965 | 232,650 | +24% | 28,400 | 8.19 |
| 1964 | 187,813 | −8.9% | 26,700 | 7.03 |
| 1963 | 206,200 | −18% | 22,300 | 9.25 |
| 1962 | 250,000 | +2.3% | 25,000 | 10.00 |
| 1961 | 244,300 | — | 23,000 | 10.62 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of roots and tubers in Algeria?
Algeria produced 4.6 million t in 2024, 0.49% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Algeria rank in the world for production of roots and tubers?
Algeria ranked 34th of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.2% of the world total.
How has the production of roots and tubers in Algeria changed?
It fell by 1.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 5.0 million t in 2019.
What is the yield of roots and tubers in Algeria?
33.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (4.6 million t from 135,414 ha), against a world average of 13.1 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 estimated 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.