Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria
Algeria: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 10.55 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria is 10.55 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria peaked at 14.96 kg/ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.27 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Algeria 136th out of 186 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.27 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.17 kg/ha | +70.7% |
| 1963 | 2.64 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1964 | 2.37 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1965 | 1.96 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1966 | 2.53 kg/ha | +28.9% |
| 1967 | 2.11 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1968 | 2.45 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1969 | 4.35 kg/ha | +77.2% |
| 1970 | 6.34 kg/ha | +45.8% |
| 1971 | 11.57 kg/ha | +82.6% |
| 1972 | 11.36 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 11.88 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 9.15 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 1975 | 6.86 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1976 | 7.81 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 7.86 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 7.89 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 8.04 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 11.19 kg/ha | +39.1% |
| 1981 | 7.68 kg/ha | -31.3% |
| 1982 | 6.49 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 8.2 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 1984 | 11.68 kg/ha | +42.4% |
| 1985 | 13.07 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 14.96 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 11.63 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 6.88 kg/ha | -40.8% |
| 1989 | 6.03 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 1990 | 8.25 kg/ha | +36.7% |
| 1991 | 5.25 kg/ha | -36.3% |
| 1992 | 5.77 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 9.15 kg/ha | +58.6% |
| 1994 | 7.27 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 2.29 kg/ha | -68.5% |
| 1996 | 1.74 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 1997 | 4.41 kg/ha | +153.4% |
| 1998 | 5.38 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 5.74 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 5.41 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 5.49 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.63 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 3.95 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 8.72 kg/ha | +121.0% |
| 2005 | 2.61 kg/ha | -70.1% |
| 2006 | 5.14 kg/ha | +97.1% |
| 2007 | 4.15 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 2.39 kg/ha | -42.5% |
| 2009 | 4.42 kg/ha | +85.1% |
| 2010 | 7.15 kg/ha | +61.8% |
| 2011 | 6.69 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 8.61 kg/ha | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 8.27 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 11.63 kg/ha | +40.5% |
| 2015 | 12 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 10.9 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 10.36 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 12.9 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 12.46 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 10.58 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 8.48 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 9.6 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 10.55 kg/ha | +9.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 10.55 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.17 kg/ha, 23% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 10.55 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 52.29 kg/ha, 20% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.43 kg/ha | 1.27 kg/ha | 4.35 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.88 kg/ha | 6.34 kg/ha | 11.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.78 kg/ha | 6.03 kg/ha | 14.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.53 kg/ha | 1.74 kg/ha | 9.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.69 kg/ha | 2.39 kg/ha | 8.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1 kg/ha | 6.69 kg/ha | 12.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8 kg/ha | 8.48 kg/ha | 10.58 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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)
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- 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria was 10.55 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.96 kg/ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Algeria rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Algeria ranks 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).