What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Peru and USSR?

1.87 kilograms per hectare, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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 Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Peru vs USSR: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Peru

35.85 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

USSR

33.98 kilograms per hectare

in 1991

Peru rank

101st

USSR rank

104th

Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Peru
USSR

How they compare

Peru currently reports 35.85 kilograms per hectare against 33.98 kilograms per hectare in USSR, a difference of 1.87 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 101st and USSR ranks 104th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	24.53 kilograms per hectare	9.61 kilograms per hectare	14.92 kilograms per hectare	Peru
1970s	26 kilograms per hectare	28.21 kilograms per hectare	2.21 kilograms per hectare	USSR
1980s	22.15 kilograms per hectare	44.03 kilograms per hectare	21.88 kilograms per hectare	USSR
1990s	14.93 kilograms per hectare	36.08 kilograms per hectare	21.15 kilograms per hectare	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Peru or USSR?: Peru, at 35.85 kilograms per hectare against 33.98 kilograms per hectare in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Peru and USSR?: 1.87 kilograms per hectare, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Peru and USSR rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Peru ranks 101st and USSR ranks 104th of 201 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 Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
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: 201 places, 10,249 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.