Peru vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Peru
6.57 kg per person
in 2023
South Africa
6.65 kg per person
in 2023
Peru rank
72nd
South Africa rank
70th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time

  • Peru
  • South Africa
051015196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 6.65 kg per person against 6.57 kg per person in Peru, a difference of 0.08 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 175 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 5.2 kg per person 5.27 kg per person 0.0715 kg per person South Africa
1970s 6.03 kg per person 10.99 kg per person 4.97 kg per person South Africa
1980s 4.95 kg per person 12.07 kg per person 7.12 kg per person South Africa
1990s 4.77 kg per person 8.86 kg per person 4.09 kg per person South Africa
2000s 7.56 kg per person 8.5 kg per person 0.9443 kg per person South Africa
2010s 8.91 kg per person 7.57 kg per person 1.34 kg per person Peru
2020s 8.6 kg per person 8.78 kg per person 0.1745 kg per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Peru or South Africa?
South Africa, at 6.65 kg per person against 6.57 kg per person in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Peru and South Africa?
0.08 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Peru ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 70th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.