Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Algeria
Algeria: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 29.47 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 29.47 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Algeria peaked at 47.31 kg per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.72 kg per square kilometre, in 2005.
Algeria ranks 145th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.78 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.3 kg per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1963 | 7.56 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 6.72 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1965 | 5.6 kg per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1966 | 7.2 kg per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1967 | 6.1 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1968 | 8.4 kg per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 1969 | 12.18 kg per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 1970 | 18.05 kg per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 1971 | 28.55 kg per square kilometre | +58.1% |
| 1972 | 34.01 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1973 | 31.91 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 27.71 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1975 | 16.79 kg per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 1976 | 21.41 kg per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1977 | 21.89 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 24.19 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 25.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 35.27 kg per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1981 | 24.23 kg per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1982 | 20.46 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1983 | 24.9 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1984 | 36.83 kg per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 1985 | 41.22 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 47.31 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 33.59 kg per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1988 | 22.08 kg per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 1989 | 19.44 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 26.45 kg per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1991 | 17.21 kg per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 1992 | 19.61 kg per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 30.99 kg per square kilometre | +58.0% |
| 1994 | 24.44 kg per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1995 | 7.73 kg per square kilometre | -68.4% |
| 1996 | 5.88 kg per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1997 | 15.12 kg per square kilometre | +157.1% |
| 1998 | 18.47 kg per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 19.73 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 18.6 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 19.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 11.77 kg per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 2003 | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2004 | 43.97 kg per square kilometre | +513.2% |
| 2005 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | -96.1% |
| 2006 | 18.41 kg per square kilometre | +973.1% |
| 2007 | 15.38 kg per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 9.7 kg per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 2009 | 15.58 kg per square kilometre | +60.6% |
| 2010 | 25.23 kg per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 2011 | 23.64 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 30.48 kg per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 26.87 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 32.12 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 31.24 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 29.47 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 29.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 29.47 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.22 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 29.47 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 160.26 kg per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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% | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | 18.41 kg per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +513.2% | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | 43.97 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.09 kg per square kilometre | 3.78 kg per square kilometre | 12.18 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.98 kg per square kilometre | 16.79 kg per square kilometre | 34.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.53 kg per square kilometre | 19.44 kg per square kilometre | 47.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.56 kg per square kilometre | 5.88 kg per square kilometre | 30.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.13 kg per square kilometre | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | 43.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.75 kg per square kilometre | 23.64 kg per square kilometre | 32.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.47 kg per square kilometre | 29.47 kg per square kilometre | 29.47 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 142 Botswana 30.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 New Caledonia 30.74 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Liberia 30.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 Kazakhstan 26.08 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Namibia 25.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 148 Madagascar 25.18 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Algeria?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Algeria was 29.47 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 47.31 kg per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Algeria rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Algeria ranks 145th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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.