Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria
Algeria: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 3.59 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — 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 volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria is 3.59 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria peaked at 5.02 kg/ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.5715 kg/ha, in 1961.
Algeria ranks 163rd 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.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5715 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.8382 kg/ha | +46.7% |
| 1963 | 0.967 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 0.9024 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8085 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9861 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8907 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 1.15 kg/ha | +29.6% |
| 1969 | 1.56 kg/ha | +35.4% |
| 1970 | 2.18 kg/ha | +39.5% |
| 1971 | 3.21 kg/ha | +47.0% |
| 1972 | 3.71 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1973 | 3.48 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 3.06 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1975 | 1.9 kg/ha | -37.9% |
| 1976 | 2.26 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1977 | 2.39 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 2.62 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 2.77 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 3.75 kg/ha | +35.4% |
| 1981 | 2.72 kg/ha | -27.5% |
| 1982 | 2.41 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 2.98 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1984 | 4.02 kg/ha | +35.1% |
| 1985 | 4.45 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 5.02 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 3.7 kg/ha | -26.4% |
| 1988 | 2.62 kg/ha | -29.1% |
| 1989 | 2.38 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 3.07 kg/ha | +29.1% |
| 1991 | 2.14 kg/ha | -30.3% |
| 1992 | 2.31 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 3.34 kg/ha | +44.8% |
| 1994 | 2.8 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 1.34 kg/ha | -52.1% |
| 1996 | 1.11 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 1997 | 1.93 kg/ha | +74.4% |
| 1998 | 2.33 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 2.4 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 2.33 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.4 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.76 kg/ha | -26.4% |
| 2003 | 1.38 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 4.57 kg/ha | +231.3% |
| 2005 | 0.929 kg/ha | -79.7% |
| 2006 | 2.35 kg/ha | +152.9% |
| 2007 | 2.09 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 1.61 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 2.13 kg/ha | +32.2% |
| 2010 | 2.98 kg/ha | +39.9% |
| 2011 | 2.87 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 3.47 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 3.2 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 3.72 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 3.67 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.56 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.56 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.55 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.52 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.58 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 3.6 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.58 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 3.59 kg/ha | +0.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 3.59 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.91 kg/ha, 19% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 3.59 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.14 kg/ha, 13% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Volatilisation — 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 | +231.3% | 1.38 kg/ha | 4.57 kg/ha |
| 2006 | +152.9% | 0.929 kg/ha | 2.35 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9647 kg/ha | 0.5715 kg/ha | 1.56 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.76 kg/ha | 1.9 kg/ha | 3.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4 kg/ha | 2.38 kg/ha | 5.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha | 3.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.16 kg/ha | 0.929 kg/ha | 4.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.41 kg/ha | 2.87 kg/ha | 3.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.59 kg/ha | 3.58 kg/ha | 3.6 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 volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Algeria was 3.59 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 kg/ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5715 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Algeria rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Algeria ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Volatilisation — 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 (%).