Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Algeria

Algeria: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 15.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15.23 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 13.9%
World rank
65th
of 110 countries
All-time high
22.76 kg per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
4.6 kg per square kilometre
in 1997
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Algeria, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 15.23 kg per square kilometre for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.

That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 22.76 kg per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.6 kg per square kilometre, in 1997.

That places Algeria 65th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Algeria, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1961 6.12 kg per square kilometre
1962 10.46 kg per square kilometre +71.0%
1963 10.92 kg per square kilometre +4.4%
1964 9.27 kg per square kilometre -15.1%
1965 10.07 kg per square kilometre +8.7%
1966 5.51 kg per square kilometre -45.3%
1967 9.47 kg per square kilometre +72.1%
1968 11.16 kg per square kilometre +17.8%
1969 10.09 kg per square kilometre -9.5%
1970 10.79 kg per square kilometre +6.9%
1971 9.97 kg per square kilometre -7.6%
1972 12.16 kg per square kilometre +22.0%
1973 9.51 kg per square kilometre -21.8%
1974 8.94 kg per square kilometre -6.0%
1975 12.7 kg per square kilometre +42.1%
1976 11.75 kg per square kilometre -7.5%
1977 7.17 kg per square kilometre -39.0%
1978 8.36 kg per square kilometre +16.6%
1979 8.47 kg per square kilometre +1.4%
1980 10.8 kg per square kilometre +27.5%
1981 8.94 kg per square kilometre -17.2%
1982 7.47 kg per square kilometre -16.5%
1983 6.16 kg per square kilometre -17.5%
1984 6.87 kg per square kilometre +11.6%
1985 9.98 kg per square kilometre +45.2%
1986 8.52 kg per square kilometre -14.7%
1987 8.23 kg per square kilometre -3.3%
1988 4.68 kg per square kilometre -43.1%
1989 8.06 kg per square kilometre +72.1%
1990 5.62 kg per square kilometre -30.3%
1991 12.01 kg per square kilometre +113.7%
1992 12.04 kg per square kilometre +0.3%
1993 7.04 kg per square kilometre -41.5%
1994 4.96 kg per square kilometre -29.5%
1995 10.11 kg per square kilometre +103.7%
1996 18.38 kg per square kilometre +81.8%
1997 4.6 kg per square kilometre -75.0%
1998 15.41 kg per square kilometre +235.2%
1999 9.46 kg per square kilometre -38.6%
2000 5.08 kg per square kilometre -46.3%
2001 13.02 kg per square kilometre +156.0%
2002 9.66 kg per square kilometre -25.8%
2003 17.92 kg per square kilometre +85.5%
2004 16.71 kg per square kilometre -6.8%
2005 14.49 kg per square kilometre -13.3%
2006 16.13 kg per square kilometre +11.3%
2007 14.37 kg per square kilometre -10.9%
2008 7.1 kg per square kilometre -50.6%
2009 17.54 kg per square kilometre +146.9%
2010 15.68 kg per square kilometre -10.6%
2011 17.05 kg per square kilometre +8.7%
2012 20.06 kg per square kilometre +17.7%
2013 19.05 kg per square kilometre -5.0%
2014 14.67 kg per square kilometre -23.0%
2015 16.02 kg per square kilometre +9.2%
2016 15.36 kg per square kilometre -4.2%
2017 15.43 kg per square kilometre +0.5%
2018 22.76 kg per square kilometre +47.5%
2019 22.29 kg per square kilometre -2.1%
2020 18.3 kg per square kilometre -17.9%
2021 12.9 kg per square kilometre -29.5%
2022 17.69 kg per square kilometre +37.2%
2023 15.23 kg per square kilometre -13.9%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's 15.23 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.91 kg per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's 15.23 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.37 kg per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +235.2% 4.6 kg per square kilometre 15.41 kg per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.23 kg per square kilometre 5.51 kg per square kilometre 11.16 kg per square kilometre 9
1970s 9.98 kg per square kilometre 7.17 kg per square kilometre 12.7 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 7.97 kg per square kilometre 4.68 kg per square kilometre 10.8 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 9.96 kg per square kilometre 4.6 kg per square kilometre 18.38 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 13.2 kg per square kilometre 5.08 kg per square kilometre 17.92 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 17.84 kg per square kilometre 14.67 kg per square kilometre 22.76 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 16.03 kg per square kilometre 12.9 kg per square kilometre 18.3 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 62 South Africa 21.53 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 63 Chile 21.49 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 64 New Zealand 18.04 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 66 Brazil 12.39 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 67 Rwanda 9.99 kg per square kilometre compare
  6. 68 Zimbabwe 9.75 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Algeria?
Wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Algeria was 15.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 22.76 kg per square kilometre in 2018.
What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6 kg per square kilometre in 1997.
How does Algeria rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 65th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Wheat — Crop residues (N content) 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.

Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
112 places, 5,963 data points, 1961–2023
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Wheat — Crop residues (N content) 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.