South Korea vs Peru: Fertilizer use by nutrient

South Korea

211,405 tonnes

in 2023

Peru

222,211 tonnes

in 2023

South Korea rank

47th

Peru rank

46th

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

Peru currently reports 222,211 tonnes against 211,405 tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 10,806 tonnes.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 47th and Peru ranks 46th of 201 countries.

Indicator: Fertilizer use by nutrient
Unit: tonnes
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: 202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.