Ecuador vs Peru: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Ecuador
34.55 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Peru
35.85 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Ecuador rank
103rd
Peru rank
101st
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 35.85 kilograms per hectare against 34.55 kilograms per hectare in Ecuador, a difference of 1.3 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Ecuador ranks 103rd and Peru ranks 101st of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.26 kilograms per hectare | 24.53 kilograms per hectare | 19.27 kilograms per hectare | Peru |
| 1970s | 11.89 kilograms per hectare | 26 kilograms per hectare | 14.11 kilograms per hectare | Peru |
| 1980s | 14.17 kilograms per hectare | 22.15 kilograms per hectare | 7.98 kilograms per hectare | Peru |
| 1990s | 19.81 kilograms per hectare | 23.24 kilograms per hectare | 3.43 kilograms per hectare | Peru |
| 2000s | 52.65 kilograms per hectare | 40.79 kilograms per hectare | 11.86 kilograms per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 73 kilograms per hectare | 49.11 kilograms per hectare | 23.89 kilograms per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 68.22 kilograms per hectare | 45.16 kilograms per hectare | 23.05 kilograms per hectare | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 35.85 kilograms per hectare against 34.55 kilograms per hectare in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Ecuador and Peru?
- 1.3 kilograms per hectare, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 103rd and Peru ranks 101st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average fertilizer use, measured in kilograms per hectare of cropland versus GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.