In this reporting period, cultivation included cereal crops, potatoes, and vegetables. According to CropWatch's agro-climatic indicators, rainfall was 54% below and temperatures were 1.3°C above the 15-year average (15YA). The rainfall pattern highlighted a scarcity from October to November, in contrast to mid-December to mid-January, when it surpassed the 15YA. Temperature trends hovered around the 15YA, with notable increases in October and January. Solar radiation was above the 15YA by 10%, while biomass levels fell below by 38%. Nationally, the NDVI profile from October to January was below the 5YA. Spatial analysis of NDVI showed all cultivated areas were lower than the 5YA, with about 32.4% significantly affected. The countrywide VCIx value was 0.45, and the Crop Arable Land Fraction (CALF) was 27% less than the 5YA, indicating poor crop conditions. Additionally, a lower Crop Production Index (CPI) of 0.74 suggests an unfavorable situation for crop production due to the precipitation deficit.

Figure 3.14 Algeria’s crop condition, October 2023 - January 2024

(a) Phenology of major crops

(b) Crop condition development graph based on NDVI  

(c) Maximum VCI

(d) Spatial NDVI patterns compared to 5YA                     (e) NDVI departure profiles

(f) Rainfall profiles

(g) Temperature profiles

(h) Cropped arable land fraction map

  (i) Potential BIOMSS of Algeria

(j) CPI time series graph

Table 3.19 Algeria’s agroclimatic indicators by sub-national regions, current season's values and departure from 15YA, October 2023 – January 2024

Table 3.20 Algeria’s agroclimatic indicators by sub-national regions, current season's values and departure from 15YA, October 2023 – January 2024