South Korea vs Peru: Nitrogen fertilizer use

South Korea
211,405 tonnes
in 2023
Peru
222,211 tonnes
in 2023
South Korea rank
47th
Peru rank
46th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • South Korea
  • Peru
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How they compare

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use
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

Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.