Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Algeria
Algeria: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -0.5786 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 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 nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Algeria is -0.5786 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1,107.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Algeria peaked at 5.43 kg/ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, -2.04 kg/ha, in 1996.
Algeria ranks 136th 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Algeria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6479 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.0548 kg/ha | -108.5% |
| 1963 | -0.3477 kg/ha | +534.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1462 kg/ha | -142.0% |
| 1965 | -0.3113 kg/ha | -312.9% |
| 1966 | 0.703 kg/ha | -325.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2771 kg/ha | -60.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1638 kg/ha | -40.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8108 kg/ha | +395.0% |
| 1970 | 1.63 kg/ha | +101.3% |
| 1971 | 3.16 kg/ha | +93.7% |
| 1972 | 3.47 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 3.74 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 2.96 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 1975 | 2.16 kg/ha | -27.0% |
| 1976 | 3.2 kg/ha | +48.3% |
| 1977 | 3.59 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 3.43 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 3.35 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 4.82 kg/ha | +43.9% |
| 1981 | 2.84 kg/ha | -41.0% |
| 1982 | 2.48 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 3.23 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1984 | 4.1 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 1985 | 5.43 kg/ha | +32.4% |
| 1986 | 4.17 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 1987 | 4.44 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 2.51 kg/ha | -43.4% |
| 1989 | 1.4 kg/ha | -44.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9731 kg/ha | -30.5% |
| 1991 | -0.3126 kg/ha | -132.1% |
| 1992 | -0.1988 kg/ha | -36.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8627 kg/ha | -534.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3 kg/ha | +50.4% |
| 1995 | -0.3058 kg/ha | -123.6% |
| 1996 | -2.04 kg/ha | +565.8% |
| 1997 | 1.08 kg/ha | -153.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0697 kg/ha | -93.6% |
| 1999 | -0.0248 kg/ha | -135.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6338 kg/ha | -2655.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1405 kg/ha | -77.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1636 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2003 | -1.36 kg/ha | -933.1% |
| 2004 | -0.3847 kg/ha | -71.8% |
| 2005 | -0.535 kg/ha | +39.1% |
| 2006 | -0.922 kg/ha | +72.3% |
| 2007 | -0.0428 kg/ha | -95.4% |
| 2008 | -0.2952 kg/ha | +589.7% |
| 2009 | -0.7667 kg/ha | +159.7% |
| 2010 | -1.06 kg/ha | +37.9% |
| 2011 | -1.27 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 2012 | -0.5418 kg/ha | -57.4% |
| 2013 | -0.0479 kg/ha | -91.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 kg/ha | -2279.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0937 kg/ha | -91.0% |
| 2016 | -0.1433 kg/ha | -252.9% |
| 2017 | -0.2446 kg/ha | +70.7% |
| 2018 | -1.18 kg/ha | +383.8% |
| 2019 | -0.9805 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 2020 | -0.3337 kg/ha | -66.0% |
| 2021 | -0.3946 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2022 | -0.5858 kg/ha | +48.5% |
| 2023 | -0.5786 kg/ha | -1.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's -0.5786 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.24 kg/ha. (51 countries reporting)
- Algeria's -0.5786 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.82 kg/ha. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +2655.6% | -0.0248 kg/ha | 0.6338 kg/ha |
| 2014 | +2279.7% | -0.0479 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha |
| 2003 | -933.1% | 0.1636 kg/ha | -1.36 kg/ha |
| 2008 | -589.7% | -0.0428 kg/ha | -0.2952 kg/ha |
| 1993 | +534.0% | -0.1988 kg/ha | 0.8627 kg/ha |
| 1996 | -565.8% | -0.3058 kg/ha | -2.04 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2261 kg/ha | -0.3477 kg/ha | 0.8108 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.07 kg/ha | 1.63 kg/ha | 3.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.54 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | 5.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1407 kg/ha | -2.04 kg/ha | 1.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3371 kg/ha | -1.36 kg/ha | 0.6338 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4332 kg/ha | -1.27 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4732 kg/ha | -0.5858 kg/ha | -0.3337 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 nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Algeria?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Algeria was -0.5786 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.43 kg/ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.04 kg/ha in 1996.
- How does Algeria rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Algeria ranks 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,107.9%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).