Peru vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Peru
0.6565 kg per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.6654 kg per person
in 2023
Peru rank
72nd
South Africa rank
70th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time

  • Peru
  • South Africa
00.511.5196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.6654 kg per person against 0.6565 kg per person in Peru, a difference of 0.0089 kg per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 70th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5199 kg per person 0.527 kg per person 0.0071 kg per person South Africa
1970s 0.6026 kg per person 1.1 kg per person 0.4966 kg per person South Africa
1980s 0.4951 kg per person 1.21 kg per person 0.7124 kg per person South Africa
1990s 0.4772 kg per person 0.8857 kg per person 0.4085 kg per person South Africa
2000s 0.7557 kg per person 0.8501 kg per person 0.0944 kg per person South Africa
2010s 0.891 kg per person 0.7566 kg per person 0.1345 kg per person Peru
2020s 0.8604 kg per person 0.8778 kg per person 0.0174 kg per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Peru or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.6654 kg per person against 0.6565 kg per person in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Peru and South Africa?
0.0089 kg per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Peru ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 70th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.