El Ouata Facts

Area8223.8 km²
Population9,136
Male Population4,480 (49.0%)
Female Population4,656 (51.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+133.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+23.9%
Median Age22.8 years (Male: 22.3, Female: 23.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)$12,393 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Standard Time
Lat & Lng29.86224, -1.82751

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El Ouata Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population3,9076,6147,3757,6859,1369,88110,478
Population Density0.5 / km²0.8 / km²0.9 / km²0.9 / km²1.1 / km²1.2 / km²1.3 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

El Ouata Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 23.9% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
El Ouata+133.8%+38.1%+23.9%
Béchar Province
Algeria
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

El Ouata Median Age

Median Age: 22.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
El Ouata22.8 yrs23.2 yrs22.3 yrs
Béchar Province24.4 yrs24.5 yrs24.4 yrs
Algeria25.1 yrs25.3 yrs24.9 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

El Ouata Population Density

Population Density: 1.1 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
El Ouata9,1368,223.8 km²1.1 / km²
Béchar Province311,294165,035.3 km²1.9 / km²
Algeria39.5 million2,312,254.9 km²17.1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

El Ouata Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1870 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

El Ouata Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$8,451$7,982$8,804$10,462$10,586$11,351$12,081$12,393
Total GDP$22.8M$20.8M$20.8M$23.7M$23.7M$26.8M$31.5M$33.3M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

El Ouata CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
El Ouata18,563 tn2.03 tn2.3 tons/km²
Béchar Province621,006 tn1.99 tn3.8 tons/km²
Algeria69,721,458 tn1.77 tn30.2 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
El Ouata CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)18,563 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita2.03 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)2.3 tons/km²

El Ouata

El Ouata (Arabic: اﻟﻮ ﻃﺎء‎) is a town and commune in Béchar Province, western Algeria. The commune is coextensive with El Ouata District, which is named after the town. According to the 2008 census its population is 7,343, up from 7,014 in 1998, with..

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