Austria vs Peru: Fertilizer use per capita

Austria
2.55 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Peru
2.47 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Austria rank
59th
Peru rank
61st

Fertilizer use per capita over time

  • Austria
  • Peru
0510152025196119922023

How they compare

Austria currently reports 2.55 Kilograms per capita against 2.47 Kilograms per capita in Peru, a difference of 0.08 Kilograms per capita.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 59th and Peru ranks 61st of 204 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 18.73 Kilograms per capita 0.5138 Kilograms per capita 18.21 Kilograms per capita Austria
1970s 19.19 Kilograms per capita 0.661 Kilograms per capita 18.53 Kilograms per capita Austria
1980s 15.85 Kilograms per capita 0.859 Kilograms per capita 14.99 Kilograms per capita Austria
1990s 9.16 Kilograms per capita 0.643 Kilograms per capita 8.52 Kilograms per capita Austria
2000s 5.58 Kilograms per capita 1.69 Kilograms per capita 3.88 Kilograms per capita Austria
2010s 3.87 Kilograms per capita 2.56 Kilograms per capita 1.32 Kilograms per capita Austria
2020s 3.07 Kilograms per capita 2.88 Kilograms per capita 0.19 Kilograms per capita Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Austria or Peru?
Austria, at 2.55 Kilograms per capita against 2.47 Kilograms per capita in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Austria and Peru?
0.08 Kilograms per capita, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Peru?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Austria and Peru rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
Austria ranks 59th and Peru ranks 61st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertilizer use per capita
Unit
Kilograms per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 9,850 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.