Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Algeria
Algeria: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1521 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 0.1521 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 0.5614 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0123 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 | 0.0774 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1271 kg per person | +64.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1502 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1314 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1079 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1362 kg per person | +26.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1128 kg per person | -17.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1518 kg per person | +34.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2152 kg per person | +41.7% |
| 1970 | 0.312 kg per person | +45.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4823 kg per person | +54.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5614 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5145 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4361 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2551 kg per person | -41.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3108 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3064 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3291 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3341 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4514 kg per person | +35.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3002 kg per person | -33.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2453 kg per person | -18.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2885 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4124 kg per person | +43.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4461 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4954 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3412 kg per person | -31.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2182 kg per person | -36.1% |
| 1989 | 0.187 kg per person | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2483 kg per person | +32.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1578 kg per person | -36.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1754 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2706 kg per person | +54.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2087 kg per person | -22.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0646 kg per person | -69.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0482 kg per person | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1217 kg per person | +152.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1464 kg per person | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1542 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1433 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1446 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0883 kg per person | -38.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0531 kg per person | -39.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3209 kg per person | +504.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0123 kg per person | -96.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1304 kg per person | +956.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1071 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0664 kg per person | -38.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1045 kg per person | +57.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1661 kg per person | +58.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1526 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1928 kg per person | +26.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1666 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1951 kg per person | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1859 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1718 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1684 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1652 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1621 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1594 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1568 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1544 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1521 kg per person | -1.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.1521 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 26% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.1521 kg per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1875 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% | 0.0123 kg per person | 0.1304 kg per person |
| 2004 | +504.7% | 0.0531 kg per person | 0.3209 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1345 kg per person | 0.0774 kg per person | 0.2152 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3842 kg per person | 0.2551 kg per person | 0.5614 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3386 kg per person | 0.187 kg per person | 0.4954 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1596 kg per person | 0.0482 kg per person | 0.2706 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1171 kg per person | 0.0123 kg per person | 0.3209 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1727 kg per person | 0.1526 kg per person | 0.1951 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1557 kg per person | 0.1521 kg per person | 0.1594 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 110 Myanmar 0.1849 kg per person compare
- 111 Saint Lucia 0.1733 kg per person compare
- 112 Mozambique 0.168 kg per person compare
- 114 Cameroon 0.1417 kg per person compare
- 115 Jamaica 0.125 kg per person compare
- 116 Guinea-Bissau 0.1249 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 0.1521 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 0.5614 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 0.0123 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.