Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Algeria
Algeria: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was -5.26 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 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 potassium per unit area in Algeria is -5.26 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Algeria peaked at 3.95 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, -7.13 kg/ha, in 2019.
Algeria ranks 143rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Algeria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.0336 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -1.02 kg/ha | +2941.7% |
| 1963 | -1.07 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1964 | -0.0705 kg/ha | -93.4% |
| 1965 | -1.03 kg/ha | +1358.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6143 kg/ha | -159.7% |
| 1967 | -0.1291 kg/ha | -121.0% |
| 1968 | -0.4005 kg/ha | +210.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0953 kg/ha | -123.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1466 kg/ha | +53.8% |
| 1971 | 2.56 kg/ha | +1644.1% |
| 1972 | 2.8 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 1.84 kg/ha | -34.5% |
| 1974 | 1.91 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1975 | -0.0021 kg/ha | -100.1% |
| 1976 | 1.39 kg/ha | -66471.4% |
| 1977 | 1.35 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 2.71 kg/ha | +101.3% |
| 1979 | 1.85 kg/ha | -31.5% |
| 1980 | 2.26 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 1981 | 2.3 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.59 kg/ha | -30.7% |
| 1983 | 2.06 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 1984 | 1.81 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 3.05 kg/ha | +68.7% |
| 1986 | 3.75 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1987 | 3.95 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 2.75 kg/ha | -30.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8079 kg/ha | -70.6% |
| 1990 | 2.03 kg/ha | +151.0% |
| 1991 | -0.8791 kg/ha | -143.4% |
| 1992 | -0.9336 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7691 kg/ha | -182.4% |
| 1994 | 1.74 kg/ha | +126.2% |
| 1995 | -0.544 kg/ha | -131.3% |
| 1996 | -2.63 kg/ha | +384.2% |
| 1997 | 1.62 kg/ha | -161.4% |
| 1998 | 1.09 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1417 kg/ha | -87.1% |
| 2000 | 1.28 kg/ha | +801.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5205 kg/ha | -59.3% |
| 2002 | 0.192 kg/ha | -63.1% |
| 2003 | -1.74 kg/ha | -1003.8% |
| 2004 | -1.96 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2005 | -2.17 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2006 | -2.72 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 2007 | -1.52 kg/ha | -43.9% |
| 2008 | -1.5 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | -4 kg/ha | +165.8% |
| 2010 | -3.52 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2011 | -4.26 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 2012 | -4.57 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2013 | -5.02 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2014 | -3.57 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 2015 | -3.19 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2016 | -4.88 kg/ha | +53.2% |
| 2017 | -4.74 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2018 | -6.13 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 2019 | -7.13 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2020 | -6.47 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2021 | -4.62 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 2022 | -5.48 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2023 | -5.26 kg/ha | -4.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's -5.26 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5189 kg/ha, 10.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Algeria's -5.26 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.59 kg/ha. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +66471.4% | -0.0021 kg/ha | 1.39 kg/ha |
| 1962 | -2941.7% | -0.0336 kg/ha | -1.02 kg/ha |
| 1971 | +1644.1% | 0.1466 kg/ha | 2.56 kg/ha |
| 1965 | -1358.4% | -0.0705 kg/ha | -1.03 kg/ha |
| 2003 | -1003.8% | 0.192 kg/ha | -1.74 kg/ha |
| 2000 | +801.8% | 0.1417 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.338 kg/ha | -1.07 kg/ha | 0.6143 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.66 kg/ha | -0.0021 kg/ha | 2.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.43 kg/ha | 0.8079 kg/ha | 3.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.24 kg/ha | -2.63 kg/ha | 2.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.36 kg/ha | -4 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.7 kg/ha | -7.13 kg/ha | -3.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.46 kg/ha | -6.47 kg/ha | -4.62 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 nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Algeria?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Algeria was -5.26 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.13 kg/ha in 2019.
- How does Algeria rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Algeria ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 potassium 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 (%).