Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Peru
Peru: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.6565 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.6565 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is down 21.5% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Peru peaked at 1.05 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2434 kg per person, in 1985.
Peru ranks 72nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Peru, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5184 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6583 kg per person | +27.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6305 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.529 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5455 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3322 kg per person | -39.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4924 kg per person | +48.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4562 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5161 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4911 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5179 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7054 kg per person | +36.2% |
| 1973 | 0.552 kg per person | -21.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7611 kg per person | +37.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5449 kg per person | -28.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6381 kg per person | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6649 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6288 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5222 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4885 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5651 kg per person | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3944 kg per person | -30.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2827 kg per person | -28.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2878 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2434 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6357 kg per person | +161.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7752 kg per person | +21.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7524 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5255 kg per person | -30.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3825 kg per person | -27.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2608 kg per person | -31.8% |
| 1992 | 0.283 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4203 kg per person | +48.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4627 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5306 kg per person | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5365 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5923 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6613 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6418 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7148 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7375 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7717 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.74 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7563 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6416 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7168 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8647 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7071 kg per person | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9063 kg per person | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7682 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8574 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9013 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8485 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8295 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9263 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9373 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7714 kg per person | -26.8% |
| 2019 | 1.02 kg per person | +31.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9497 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9989 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8365 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6565 kg per person | -21.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.6565 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.6565 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5909 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +161.2% | 0.2434 kg per person | 0.6357 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5199 kg per person | 0.3322 kg per person | 0.6583 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6026 kg per person | 0.4911 kg per person | 0.7611 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4951 kg per person | 0.2434 kg per person | 0.7752 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4772 kg per person | 0.2608 kg per person | 0.6613 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7557 kg per person | 0.6416 kg per person | 0.9063 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.891 kg per person | 0.7682 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8604 kg per person | 0.6565 kg per person | 0.9989 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More climate change data for Peru
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 397.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25,757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 24.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 685.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,265 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,780 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,484 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Peru?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Peru was 0.6565 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 kg per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2434 kg per person in 1985.
- How does Peru rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Peru ranks 72nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
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.