Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) in Peru

Peru: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) was 8.89 million kg in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
8.89 million kg
World rank
18th
of 154 countries
All-time high
13.37 million kg
in 2022
All-time low
3.88 million kg
in 1992
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Potatoes — Crop residues in Peru, 1961–2050

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

In 2050, potatoes — crop residues in Peru stood at 8.89 million kg.

Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues in Peru peaked at 13.37 million kg in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.88 million kg, in 1992.

Peru ranks 18th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) in Peru, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 6.25 million kg —
1962 6.13 million kg -2.0%
1963 6.13 million kg -0.0%
1964 7.10 million kg +15.9%
1965 6.92 million kg -2.6%
1966 6.92 million kg +0.1%
1967 7.51 million kg +8.4%
1968 6.87 million kg -8.5%
1969 8.32 million kg +21.1%
1970 8.75 million kg +5.1%
1971 7.74 million kg -11.5%
1972 7.49 million kg -3.3%
1973 7.42 million kg -0.9%
1974 7.43 million kg +0.2%
1975 6.98 million kg -6.0%
1976 7.05 million kg +1.0%
1977 6.88 million kg -2.5%
1978 6.96 million kg +1.3%
1979 6.85 million kg -1.6%
1980 5.99 million kg -12.6%
1981 6.61 million kg +10.4%
1982 6.44 million kg -2.6%
1983 5.01 million kg -22.2%
1984 5.19 million kg +3.5%
1985 5.52 million kg +6.3%
1986 5.76 million kg +4.4%
1987 6.24 million kg +8.3%
1988 7.15 million kg +14.6%
1989 5.79 million kg -19.0%
1990 4.28 million kg -26.2%
1991 5.35 million kg +25.2%
1992 3.88 million kg -27.5%
1993 5.29 million kg +36.2%
1994 5.79 million kg +9.5%
1995 7.53 million kg +30.1%
1996 7.21 million kg -4.4%
1997 7.71 million kg +7.0%
1998 8.37 million kg +8.6%
1999 8.88 million kg +6.1%
2000 9.35 million kg +5.3%
2001 7.69 million kg -17.8%
2002 9.08 million kg +18.1%
2003 8.65 million kg -4.7%
2004 8.28 million kg -4.3%
2005 8.93 million kg +7.9%
2006 8.82 million kg -1.2%
2007 9.12 million kg +3.4%
2008 9.55 million kg +4.7%
2009 9.80 million kg +2.6%
2010 10.01 million kg +2.1%
2011 10.41 million kg +4.0%
2012 11.15 million kg +7.1%
2013 11.35 million kg +1.8%
2014 11.51 million kg +1.4%
2015 11.45 million kg -0.5%
2016 12.47 million kg +8.9%
2017 11.41 million kg -8.5%
2018 12.04 million kg +5.5%
2019 12.47 million kg +3.6%
2020 12.64 million kg +1.4%
2021 12.81 million kg +1.4%
2022 13.37 million kg +4.3%
2023 12.17 million kg -8.9%
2030 8.57 million kg -29.5%
2050 8.89 million kg +3.7%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 8.89 million kg is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 963,066 kg, 9.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 8.89 million kg is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 226,948 kg, 39.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.91 million kg 6.13 million kg 8.32 million kg 9
1970s 7.36 million kg 6.85 million kg 8.75 million kg 10
1980s 5.97 million kg 5.01 million kg 7.15 million kg 10
1990s 6.43 million kg 3.88 million kg 8.88 million kg 10
2000s 8.93 million kg 7.69 million kg 9.80 million kg 10
2010s 11.43 million kg 10.01 million kg 12.47 million kg 10
2020s 12.75 million kg 12.17 million kg 13.37 million kg 4
2030s 8.57 million kg 8.57 million kg 8.57 million kg 1
2050s 8.89 million kg 8.89 million kg 8.89 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 15 Kenya 12.08 million kg compare
  2. 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 166,555 kg compare
  3. 16 France 9.39 million kg compare
  4. 16 Timor-Leste 25,060 kg compare
  5. 17 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9.27 million kg compare
  6. 17 Melanesia 17,168 kg compare
  7. 18 Polynesia 3,222 kg compare
  8. 19 Brazil 8.72 million kg compare
  9. 20 Nigeria 8.66 million kg compare
  10. 21 Yugoslav SFR 8.59 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is potatoes — crop residues in Peru?
Potatoes — crop residues in Peru was 8.89 million kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest potatoes — crop residues recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 13.37 million kg in 2022.
What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 3.88 million kg in 1992.
How does Peru rank for potatoes — crop residues?
Peru ranks 18th out of 154 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Crop residues (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 11,587 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).