Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Algeria
Algeria: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 2.77 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Algeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 2.77 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Algeria peaked at 6.97 kg/ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5369 kg/ha, in 1996.
Algeria ranks 125th of 186 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Algeria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.39 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.44 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 1.18 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1964 | 1.21 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8976 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 1966 | 1.26 kg/ha | +40.5% |
| 1967 | 1.29 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 1.53 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1969 | 1.95 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 1970 | 2.9 kg/ha | +48.7% |
| 1971 | 4.26 kg/ha | +47.2% |
| 1972 | 4.83 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 4.65 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 3.88 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1975 | 3.68 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 4.49 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 1977 | 4.2 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 4.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.26 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 6.06 kg/ha | +42.2% |
| 1981 | 3.92 kg/ha | -35.3% |
| 1982 | 3.23 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1983 | 3.9 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1984 | 4.8 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 1985 | 6.97 kg/ha | +45.2% |
| 1986 | 5.52 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 1987 | 5.59 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 3.09 kg/ha | -44.7% |
| 1989 | 2.44 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 1.8 kg/ha | -26.3% |
| 1991 | 1.53 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 1.55 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.69 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 1.8 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7429 kg/ha | -58.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5369 kg/ha | -27.7% |
| 1997 | 1.68 kg/ha | +213.5% |
| 1998 | 1.48 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 1.2 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 2000 | 1.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 1.23 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8181 kg/ha | -33.5% |
| 2004 | 1.98 kg/ha | +142.3% |
| 2005 | 1.51 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 2006 | 1.33 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 1.83 kg/ha | +37.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8002 kg/ha | -56.3% |
| 2009 | 2.28 kg/ha | +184.9% |
| 2010 | 1.53 kg/ha | -32.9% |
| 2011 | 1.7 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 2.68 kg/ha | +57.4% |
| 2013 | 3.39 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 3.73 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 3.07 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 2.78 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 2.66 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.01 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 3.17 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 3.47 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 2.32 kg/ha | -33.1% |
| 2022 | 2.84 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 2.77 kg/ha | -2.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 2.77 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.79 kg/ha, 48% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 2.77 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.95 kg/ha, 40% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +213.5% | 0.5369 kg/ha | 1.68 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +184.9% | 0.8002 kg/ha | 2.28 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.35 kg/ha | 0.8976 kg/ha | 1.95 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.13 kg/ha | 2.9 kg/ha | 4.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.55 kg/ha | 2.44 kg/ha | 6.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 kg/ha | 0.5369 kg/ha | 1.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 kg/ha | 0.8002 kg/ha | 2.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | 3.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 kg/ha | 2.32 kg/ha | 3.47 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Algeria?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Algeria was 2.77 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.97 kg/ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5369 kg/ha in 1996.
- How does Algeria rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Algeria ranks 125th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 phosphorus 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 (%).