How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Algeria
Algeria: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.0422 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0422 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
195th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.062 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
0.0077 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1968
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Algeria, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Algeria is 0.0422 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 0.062 metric tons per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places Algeria 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Algeria, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0077 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0085 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0089 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0077 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0097 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0102 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0119 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0131 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.015 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0158 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0147 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0183 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0143 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0162 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0202 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0235 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0271 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0273 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0275 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0278 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0275 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0396 metric tons per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0448 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0418 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.038 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0335 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0401 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0429 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.057 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0446 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0346 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0386 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0389 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0431 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0477 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0563 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0594 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0479 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0532 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0613 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 0.062 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0595 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0546 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.04 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0437 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0454 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0433 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0421 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0408 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0428 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0455 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0513 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0442 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0323 metric tons per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0333 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0457 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0422 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.7% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0422 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0422 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6458 metric tons per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0085 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0077 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0097 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.014 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0183 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0307 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0202 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0448 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0411 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0335 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.057 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0558 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0477 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.062 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0439 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.04 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0513 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0384 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0323 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0457 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 192 Austria 0.0669 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 193 Central African Republic 0.0472 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 194 Australia 0.0462 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 196 Bolivia 0.0413 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 197 Belarus 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 198 Niger 0.0394 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Algeria?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Algeria was 0.0422 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.062 metric tons per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 metric tons per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Algeria rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.