Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Algeria
Algeria: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.4562 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Algeria is 0.4562 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Algeria peaked at 1.68 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.037 kg per person, in 2005.
Algeria ranks 113th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Algeria, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2322 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3813 kg per person | +64.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4507 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3941 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3238 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4087 kg per person | +26.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3385 kg per person | -17.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4555 kg per person | +34.5% |
| 1969 | 0.6456 kg per person | +41.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9359 kg per person | +45.0% |
| 1971 | 1.45 kg per person | +54.6% |
| 1972 | 1.68 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 1.54 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 1.31 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7654 kg per person | -41.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9324 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9192 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9873 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 1 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.35 kg per person | +35.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9006 kg per person | -33.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7358 kg per person | -18.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8654 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1984 | 1.24 kg per person | +43.0% |
| 1985 | 1.34 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 1.49 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 1.02 kg per person | -31.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6545 kg per person | -36.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5611 kg per person | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7448 kg per person | +32.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4733 kg per person | -36.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5261 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8117 kg per person | +54.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6261 kg per person | -22.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1939 kg per person | -69.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1447 kg per person | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3651 kg per person | +152.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4392 kg per person | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4627 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.43 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4338 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2649 kg per person | -38.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1592 kg per person | -39.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9628 kg per person | +504.7% |
| 2005 | 0.037 kg per person | -96.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3912 kg per person | +956.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3214 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1991 kg per person | -38.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3136 kg per person | +57.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4982 kg per person | +58.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4577 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5785 kg per person | +26.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4998 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5854 kg per person | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5577 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5155 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5052 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4955 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4864 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4782 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4705 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4631 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4562 kg per person | -1.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.4562 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 26% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.4562 kg per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5626 kg per person, 81% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +956.7% | 0.037 kg per person | 0.3912 kg per person |
| 2004 | +504.7% | 0.1592 kg per person | 0.9628 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4034 kg per person | 0.2322 kg per person | 0.6456 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.15 kg per person | 0.7654 kg per person | 1.68 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 kg per person | 0.5611 kg per person | 1.49 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4788 kg per person | 0.1447 kg per person | 0.8117 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3513 kg per person | 0.037 kg per person | 0.9628 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.518 kg per person | 0.4577 kg per person | 0.5854 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.467 kg per person | 0.4562 kg per person | 0.4782 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 110 Myanmar 0.5547 kg per person compare
- 111 Saint Lucia 0.5199 kg per person compare
- 112 Mozambique 0.504 kg per person compare
- 114 Cameroon 0.4252 kg per person compare
- 115 Jamaica 0.3749 kg per person compare
- 116 Guinea-Bissau 0.3747 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Algeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,103 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 325.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 936.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 865.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 70.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Algeria?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Algeria was 0.4562 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.037 kg per person in 2005.
- How does Algeria rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Algeria ranks 113th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.