Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Algeria
Algeria: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 8.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 8.84 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Algeria peaked at 14.19 kg per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.5147 kg per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Algeria 144th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Algeria, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1963 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1965 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1966 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1967 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1968 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 1969 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 1970 | 5.42 kg per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 1971 | 8.57 kg per square kilometre | +58.1% |
| 1972 | 10.2 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1973 | 9.57 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 8.31 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1975 | 5.04 kg per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 1976 | 6.42 kg per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1977 | 6.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 7.26 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 7.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 10.58 kg per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1981 | 7.27 kg per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1982 | 6.14 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1983 | 7.47 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1984 | 11.05 kg per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 1985 | 12.37 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 14.19 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 10.08 kg per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1988 | 6.63 kg per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 1989 | 5.83 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 7.94 kg per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1991 | 5.16 kg per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 1992 | 5.88 kg per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 9.3 kg per square kilometre | +58.0% |
| 1994 | 7.33 kg per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1995 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | -68.4% |
| 1996 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1997 | 4.53 kg per square kilometre | +157.1% |
| 1998 | 5.54 kg per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 5.92 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 5.58 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 5.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.53 kg per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 2003 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2004 | 13.19 kg per square kilometre | +513.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5147 kg per square kilometre | -96.1% |
| 2006 | 5.52 kg per square kilometre | +973.1% |
| 2007 | 4.61 kg per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 2.91 kg per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 2009 | 4.67 kg per square kilometre | +60.6% |
| 2010 | 7.57 kg per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 2011 | 7.09 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 9.14 kg per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 8.06 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 9.64 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 9.37 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 8.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 8.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 8.84 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.5 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 8.84 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.08 kg per square kilometre, 18% 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 | +973.1% | 0.5147 kg per square kilometre | 5.52 kg per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +513.2% | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | 13.19 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.49 kg per square kilometre | 5.04 kg per square kilometre | 10.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.16 kg per square kilometre | 5.83 kg per square kilometre | 14.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.57 kg per square kilometre | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | 9.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.84 kg per square kilometre | 0.5147 kg per square kilometre | 13.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.62 kg per square kilometre | 7.09 kg per square kilometre | 9.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.84 kg per square kilometre | 8.84 kg per square kilometre | 8.84 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 141 Botswana 9.29 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 New Caledonia 9.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Liberia 9.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 145 Kazakhstan 7.82 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 Namibia 7.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Madagascar 7.56 kg per square kilometre 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 8.84 kg per square kilometre 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 14.19 kg per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5147 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Algeria rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Algeria ranks 144th 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 up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.