> In 2024 Algeria produced 3.0 million t of wheat, the 31st largest in the world (0.38% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 23%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/algeria/

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# Wheat production in Algeria

In 2024 Algeria produced 3.0 million t of wheat, the 31st largest in the world (0.38% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 23%. The record was 4.0 million t in 2018. Area harvested: 1.8 million ha, yield 1.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.

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Production, 20243.0 million t
World rank31 of 122
10-year change+23%
Record4.0 million t2018

## Wheat in Algeria, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Algeria compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.38%0.33% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.7world 3.6 (−54%)
kg per person64.1world 97.8
10-year change+23%world +9.1%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 29 | [Lithuania](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/lithuania/) | 4,219,300 | 0.53% |
| 30 | [Denmark](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/denmark/) | 3,348,010 | 0.42% |
| 31 | **Algeria** | 3,000,000 | 0.38% |
| 32 | [Sweden](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/sweden/) | 2,930,600 | 0.37% |
| 33 | [Serbia](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/serbia/) | 2,900,536 | 0.36% |

[Full ranking of 122 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/)

### Map of world production of wheat

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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 | 3,000,000 | +20% | 1,800,000 | 1.67 |
| 2023 | 2,500,000 | −17% | 1,800,000 | 1.39 |
| 2022 | 3,000,000 | +38% | 1,800,000 | 1.67 |
| 2021 | 2,168,386 | −30% | 1,368,702 | 1.58 |
| 2020 | 3,106,754 | −20% | 1,848,083 | 1.68 |
| 2019 | 3,876,876 | −2.6% | 1,974,987 | 1.96 |
| 2018 | 3,981,219 | +63% | 1,948,402 | 2.04 |
| 2017 | 2,436,503 | −0.1% | 2,118,469 | 1.15 |
| 2016 | 2,440,097 | −8.2% | 2,062,179 | 1.18 |
| 2015 | 2,656,731 | +9.1% | 1,814,722 | 1.46 |
| 2014 | 2,436,197 | −26% | 1,651,311 | 1.48 |
| 2013 | 3,299,049 | −3.9% | 1,727,242 | 1.91 |
| 2012 | 3,432,231 | +18% | 1,945,776 | 1.76 |
| 2011 | 2,910,890 | +12% | 1,672,431 | 1.74 |
| 2010 | 2,605,178 | −12% | 1,755,728 | 1.48 |
| 2009 | 2,953,117 | +166% | 1,848,575 | 1.60 |
| 2008 | 1,111,033 | −52% | 1,006,571 | 1.10 |
| 2007 | 2,318,963 | −14% | 1,819,877 | 1.27 |
| 2006 | 2,687,930 | +11% | 1,783,825 | 1.51 |
| 2005 | 2,414,728 | −12% | 1,603,744 | 1.51 |
| 2004 | 2,730,700 | −7.9% | 2,010,600 | 1.36 |
| 2003 | 2,964,852 | +97% | 2,047,570 | 1.45 |
| 2002 | 1,501,803 | −26% | 1,398,460 | 1.07 |
| 2001 | 2,039,213 | +168% | 1,836,410 | 1.11 |
| 2000 | 760,361 | −48% | 827,000 | 0.92 |
| 1999 | 1,470,000 | −36% | 1,372,400 | 1.07 |
| 1998 | 2,280,000 | +245% | 2,577,150 | 0.88 |
| 1997 | 661,514 | −78% | 825,240 | 0.80 |
| 1996 | 2,982,604 | +99% | 2,278,500 | 1.31 |
| 1995 | 1,499,920 | +110% | 1,680,720 | 0.89 |
| 1994 | 713,964 | −30% | 892,600 | 0.80 |
| 1993 | 1,016,500 | −45% | 1,255,420 | 0.81 |
| 1992 | 1,836,750 | −1.7% | 1,848,010 | 0.99 |
| 1991 | 1,869,400 | +149% | 1,729,440 | 1.08 |
| 1990 | 750,080 | −35% | 1,187,820 | 0.63 |
| 1989 | 1,152,100 | +88% | 1,473,000 | 0.78 |
| 1988 | 614,420 | −48% | 1,023,090 | 0.60 |
| 1987 | 1,174,800 | −4.4% | 1,510,600 | 0.78 |
| 1986 | 1,228,800 | −17% | 1,520,000 | 0.81 |
| 1985 | 1,478,018 | +67% | 1,667,990 | 0.89 |
| 1984 | 886,469 | +12% | 1,547,000 | 0.57 |
| 1983 | 789,786 | −19% | 1,401,500 | 0.56 |
| 1982 | 977,070 | −20% | 1,637,900 | 0.60 |
| 1981 | 1,218,380 | −19% | 1,813,170 | 0.67 |
| 1980 | 1,511,426 | +40% | 2,071,250 | 0.73 |
| 1979 | 1,080,435 | −0.2% | 1,945,510 | 0.56 |
| 1978 | 1,083,019 | +31% | 1,864,300 | 0.58 |
| 1977 | 827,123 | −49% | 1,907,170 | 0.43 |
| 1976 | 1,629,687 | −12% | 2,295,100 | 0.71 |
| 1975 | 1,847,793 | +69% | 2,222,780 | 0.83 |
| 1974 | 1,091,111 | −5.8% | 2,200,950 | 0.50 |
| 1973 | 1,158,077 | −30% | 2,346,900 | 0.49 |
| 1972 | 1,655,854 | +26% | 2,471,160 | 0.67 |
| 1971 | 1,317,392 | −8.2% | 2,148,070 | 0.61 |
| 1970 | 1,434,548 | +8.2% | 2,296,960 | 0.62 |
| 1969 | 1,326,190 | −14% | 2,197,700 | 0.60 |
| 1968 | 1,533,794 | +21% | 2,223,200 | 0.69 |
| 1967 | 1,265,506 | +101% | 1,998,430 | 0.63 |
| 1966 | 630,051 | −52% | 1,481,870 | 0.43 |
| 1965 | 1,325,240 | +14% | 2,187,990 | 0.61 |
| 1964 | 1,162,456 | −27% | 2,186,360 | 0.53 |
| 1963 | 1,589,664 | +5.5% | 1,909,203 | 0.83 |
| 1962 | 1,507,000 | +120% | 1,873,300 | 0.80 |
| 1961 | 685,723 | — | 1,689,064 | 0.41 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports30 t USD 42,000
Exporter rank91 of 102
Imports6.9 million t USD 1.97 bn
Importer rank6 of 176
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of wheat in Algeria?

Algeria produced 3.0 million t in 2024, 0.38% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Algeria rank in the world for production of wheat?

Algeria ranked 31st of 122 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 17.5% of the world total.

### How has the production of wheat in Algeria changed?

It rose by 23% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +9.1% for the world. The record was 4.0 million t in 2018.

### What is the yield of wheat in Algeria?

1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (3.0 million t from 1.8 million ha), against a world average of 3.6 t/ha.

### Does Algeria export or import wheat?

In 2024 Algeria reported exports of 30 t (USD 42,000) and imports of 6.9 million t (USD 1.97 bn), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### 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 from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/china/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/india/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/russia/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/united-states/)[Canada](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/canada/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/australia/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/pakistan/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/france/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/ukraine/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/turkey/)[Kazakhstan](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/kazakhstan/)[Germany](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/germany/)
[All countries producing wheat](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/)

## Other products of Algeria

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[Agricultural production in Algeria](https://husfarm.com/production/country/algeria/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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