Peru vs Zambia: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Peru

222,211 tonnes

in 2023

Zambia

232,086 tonnes

in 2023

Peru rank

46th

Zambia rank

44th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

Peru
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 232,086 tonnes against 222,211 tonnes in Peru, a difference of 9,875 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 46th and Zambia ranks 44th of 201 countries.

Individual pages

Nitrogen fertilizer use in Peru
Nitrogen fertilizer use in Zambia
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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