Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria
Algeria: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.57 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria stood at 1.57 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria peaked at 1.85 kg/ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.2536 kg/ha, in 1961.
Algeria ranks 170th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2536 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3414 kg/ha | +34.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3803 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3647 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3422 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4046 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3822 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4751 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 1969 | 0.615 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8217 kg/ha | +33.6% |
| 1971 | 1.16 kg/ha | +41.6% |
| 1972 | 1.33 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 1.26 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 1.12 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7329 kg/ha | -34.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8511 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9029 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9852 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 1.04 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 1.38 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1981 | 1.04 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 1982 | 0.958 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 1.16 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 1984 | 1.51 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1985 | 1.66 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 1.85 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 1.41 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 1988 | 1.06 kg/ha | -25.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9817 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 1.22 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9012 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9621 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 1.31 kg/ha | +36.6% |
| 1994 | 1.14 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6649 kg/ha | -41.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5643 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8469 kg/ha | +50.1% |
| 1998 | 1.01 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 1.03 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.01 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.04 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8331 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7132 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 1.79 kg/ha | +150.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5705 kg/ha | -68.1% |
| 2006 | 1.04 kg/ha | +82.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9597 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9796 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 1.27 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 1.24 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.45 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 1.37 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 1.57 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 1.56 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.54 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.54 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.54 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.52 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.56 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.57 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.56 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.57 kg/ha | +0.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1.57 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.67 kg/ha, 18% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1.57 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.7 kg/ha, 13% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +150.6% | 0.7132 kg/ha | 1.79 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3955 kg/ha | 0.2536 kg/ha | 0.615 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 kg/ha | 0.7329 kg/ha | 1.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 kg/ha | 0.958 kg/ha | 1.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9656 kg/ha | 0.5643 kg/ha | 1.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.974 kg/ha | 0.5705 kg/ha | 1.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 kg/ha | 1.24 kg/ha | 1.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 kg/ha | 1.56 kg/ha | 1.57 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Algeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -26.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria was 1.57 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 kg/ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2536 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Algeria rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Algeria ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).