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

Peru: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 27.1%
World rank
77th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0216 kg per US$ of GDP
in 1962
All-time low
0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.1% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Peru peaked at 0.0216 kg per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

Peru ranks 77th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP in Peru, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per US$ of GDP Change
1961 0.0187 kg per US$ of GDP
1962 0.0216 kg per US$ of GDP +15.4%
1963 0.0195 kg per US$ of GDP -10.0%
1964 0.0139 kg per US$ of GDP -28.6%
1965 0.0124 kg per US$ of GDP -10.5%
1966 0.0066 kg per US$ of GDP -47.0%
1967 0.0099 kg per US$ of GDP +50.4%
1968 0.0102 kg per US$ of GDP +2.9%
1969 0.0106 kg per US$ of GDP +3.9%
1970 0.0089 kg per US$ of GDP -15.7%
1971 0.0086 kg per US$ of GDP -3.1%
1972 0.0109 kg per US$ of GDP +26.2%
1973 0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP -32.9%
1974 0.0082 kg per US$ of GDP +12.2%
1975 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP -39.9%
1976 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP +26.0%
1977 0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP +18.5%
1978 0.0083 kg per US$ of GDP +12.9%
1979 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP -33.3%
1980 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP -15.6%
1981 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP -0.6%
1982 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP -28.9%
1983 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP -7.7%
1984 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP +2.9%
1985 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP +1.1%
1986 0.0059 kg per US$ of GDP +84.5%
1987 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP -26.1%
1988 0.0103 kg per US$ of GDP +137.2%
1989 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP -51.0%
1990 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP -36.6%
1991 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP -46.4%
1992 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP +5.7%
1993 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP +56.5%
1994 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP -12.8%
1995 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP -1.6%
1996 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP -0.6%
1997 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP +6.9%
1998 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP +19.1%
1999 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP +9.2%
2000 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP +9.7%
2001 0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP +4.0%
2002 0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP +0.6%
2003 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP -9.6%
2004 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP -9.2%
2005 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP -24.9%
2006 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2007 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP +5.4%
2008 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP -30.2%
2009 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP +28.7%
2010 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP -30.1%
2011 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2012 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP -5.5%
2013 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP -9.0%
2014 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP -1.1%
2015 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP +19.5%
2016 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP +1.4%
2017 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP +3.8%
2018 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP -29.3%
2019 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP +30.7%
2020 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP +7.2%
2021 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP -5.5%
2022 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP -22.2%
2023 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP -27.1%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP, 93% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.2× 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
1988 +137.2% 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0103 kg per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0137 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0066 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0216 kg per US$ of GDP 9
1970s 0.0076 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0109 kg per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0103 kg per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 74 Azerbaijan 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 76 Fiji 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 78 Cameroon 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 79 Papua New Guinea 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 80 Guyana 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP compare

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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 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0216 kg per US$ of GDP in 1962.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Peru rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Peru ranks 77th out of 174 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 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), 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 unit of GDP
Unit
kg per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 8,614 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.