Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Peru
Peru: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0066 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Peru stood at 0.0066 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.5% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0105 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 tonnes per person, in 1985.
Peru ranks 81st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +27.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -39.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +48.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +36.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -21.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +37.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | -28.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -30.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -28.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +161.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -30.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -31.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +48.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | -26.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | +31.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0066 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0063 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0066 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +161.2% | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0064 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.005 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.01 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Peru?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Peru was 0.0066 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0105 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 tonnes per person in 1985.
- How does Peru rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Peru ranks 81st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.