Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Peru

Peru: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 6.57 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.57 kg per person
Change on year
down 21.5%
World rank
72nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
10.54 kg per person
in 2017
All-time low
2.43 kg per person
in 1985
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Peru, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Peru stood at 6.57 kg per person.

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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Peru peaked at 10.54 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.43 kg per person, in 1985.

Peru ranks 72nd of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Peru, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 5.18 kg per person
1962 6.58 kg per person +27.0%
1963 6.31 kg per person -4.2%
1964 5.29 kg per person -16.1%
1965 5.46 kg per person +3.1%
1966 3.32 kg per person -39.1%
1967 4.92 kg per person +48.2%
1968 4.56 kg per person -7.3%
1969 5.16 kg per person +13.1%
1970 4.91 kg per person -4.8%
1971 5.18 kg per person +5.5%
1972 7.05 kg per person +36.2%
1973 5.52 kg per person -21.8%
1974 7.61 kg per person +37.9%
1975 5.45 kg per person -28.4%
1976 6.38 kg per person +17.1%
1977 6.65 kg per person +4.2%
1978 6.29 kg per person -5.4%
1979 5.22 kg per person -16.9%
1980 4.88 kg per person -6.5%
1981 5.65 kg per person +15.7%
1982 3.94 kg per person -30.2%
1983 2.83 kg per person -28.3%
1984 2.88 kg per person +1.8%
1985 2.43 kg per person -15.4%
1986 6.36 kg per person +161.2%
1987 7.75 kg per person +21.9%
1988 7.52 kg per person -2.9%
1989 5.26 kg per person -30.2%
1990 3.82 kg per person -27.2%
1991 2.61 kg per person -31.8%
1992 2.83 kg per person +8.5%
1993 4.2 kg per person +48.5%
1994 4.63 kg per person +10.1%
1995 5.31 kg per person +14.7%
1996 5.36 kg per person +1.1%
1997 5.92 kg per person +10.4%
1998 6.61 kg per person +11.6%
1999 6.42 kg per person -2.9%
2000 7.15 kg per person +11.4%
2001 7.38 kg per person +3.2%
2002 7.72 kg per person +4.6%
2003 7.4 kg per person -4.1%
2004 7.56 kg per person +2.2%
2005 6.42 kg per person -15.2%
2006 7.17 kg per person +11.7%
2007 8.65 kg per person +20.6%
2008 7.07 kg per person -18.2%
2009 9.06 kg per person +28.2%
2010 7.68 kg per person -15.2%
2011 8.57 kg per person +11.6%
2012 9.01 kg per person +5.1%
2013 8.49 kg per person -5.9%
2014 8.3 kg per person -2.2%
2015 9.26 kg per person +11.7%
2016 9.37 kg per person +1.2%
2017 10.54 kg per person +12.4%
2018 7.71 kg per person -26.8%
2019 10.17 kg per person +31.8%
2020 9.5 kg per person -6.6%
2021 9.99 kg per person +5.2%
2022 8.37 kg per person -16.3%
2023 6.57 kg per person -21.5%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 6.57 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 6.57 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.91 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1986 +161.2% 2.43 kg per person 6.36 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.2 kg per person 3.32 kg per person 6.58 kg per person 9
1970s 6.03 kg per person 4.91 kg per person 7.61 kg per person 10
1980s 4.95 kg per person 2.43 kg per person 7.75 kg per person 10
1990s 4.77 kg per person 2.61 kg per person 6.61 kg per person 10
2000s 7.56 kg per person 6.42 kg per person 9.06 kg per person 10
2010s 8.91 kg per person 7.68 kg per person 10.54 kg per person 10
2020s 8.6 kg per person 6.57 kg per person 9.99 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 69 Namibia 7 kg per person compare
  2. 70 South Africa 6.65 kg per person compare
  3. 71 Cyprus 6.62 kg per person compare
  4. 73 Azerbaijan 6.35 kg per person compare
  5. 74 Morocco 6.06 kg per person compare
  6. 75 Zimbabwe 5.91 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Peru?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Peru was 6.57 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 10.54 kg per person in 2017.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 2.43 kg per person in 1985.
How does Peru rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Peru ranks 72nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

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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.