All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Peru
Peru: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 558.9 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
558.9 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
133rd
of 170 countries
All-time high
558.9 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
405.11 kg per square kilometre
in 1983
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Peru stood at 558.9 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Peru peaked at 558.9 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 405.11 kg per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Peru 133rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Peru, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 434.35 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 446.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 444.04 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 433.2 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 433.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 435.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 421.7 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 429.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 452.19 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 460.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 466.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 438.01 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 435.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 441.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 439.88 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 441.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 425.19 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 416.8 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 423.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 418.27 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 424.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 428.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 405.11 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 407.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 412.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 423.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 423.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 426.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 428.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 416.36 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 415.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 408.86 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 406.03 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 415.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 437.15 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 446.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 448.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 455.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 479.88 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 492.26 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 487.68 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 497.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 508.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 510.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 522.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 528 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 535.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 540.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 546.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 548.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 552.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 530.62 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 541.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 540.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 538.03 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 532.04 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 532.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 535.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 539.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 539.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 551.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 557.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 558.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 558.9 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,228 kg per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 558.9 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,578 kg per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 436.71 kg per square kilometre | 421.7 kg per square kilometre | 452.19 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 438.84 kg per square kilometre | 416.8 kg per square kilometre | 466.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 419.97 kg per square kilometre | 405.11 kg per square kilometre | 428.67 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 432.95 kg per square kilometre | 406.03 kg per square kilometre | 479.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 516.97 kg per square kilometre | 487.68 kg per square kilometre | 546.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 539.12 kg per square kilometre | 530.62 kg per square kilometre | 552.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 552.03 kg per square kilometre | 539.92 kg per square kilometre | 558.9 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 130 Bulgaria 577.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Vanuatu 564.76 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Malaysia 563 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Latvia 532.84 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Ukraine 529.57 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Kiribati 522.86 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Peru
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1844 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Peru?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Peru was 558.9 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 558.9 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 405.11 kg per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Peru rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Peru ranks 133rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.