Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Peru
Peru: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 11.97 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Peru recorded 11.97 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Peru peaked at 20.56 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5304 kg/ha, in 1968.
That places Peru 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Peru, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.94 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.61 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1963 | 2.55 kg/ha | -29.2% |
| 1964 | 1.46 kg/ha | -42.8% |
| 1965 | 1.91 kg/ha | +30.6% |
| 1966 | 2.53 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1967 | 2.21 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5304 kg/ha | -76.0% |
| 1969 | 1.1 kg/ha | +107.3% |
| 1970 | 1.56 kg/ha | +42.2% |
| 1971 | 1.43 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 2.2 kg/ha | +53.6% |
| 1973 | 1.85 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1974 | 2.88 kg/ha | +55.2% |
| 1975 | 2.15 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 1976 | 2.57 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 3.02 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 1978 | 2.71 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 2.48 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 2.8 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 2.6 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 1.89 kg/ha | -27.2% |
| 1983 | 1.92 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.44 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 1985 | 2.56 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 4.13 kg/ha | +61.6% |
| 1987 | 5.29 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 1988 | 4.85 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 3.5 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 1990 | 1.46 kg/ha | -58.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9803 kg/ha | -32.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8132 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 1993 | 3.16 kg/ha | +288.9% |
| 1994 | 4.06 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 1995 | 1.61 kg/ha | -60.4% |
| 1996 | 3.05 kg/ha | +89.4% |
| 1997 | 3.17 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 3.34 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 4.39 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 2000 | 3.1 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 2001 | 5.62 kg/ha | +81.3% |
| 2002 | 6.22 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 6.48 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 7.48 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 8.51 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 8.04 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 11.41 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 2008 | 7.61 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 4.66 kg/ha | -38.7% |
| 2010 | 8.03 kg/ha | +72.2% |
| 2011 | 8.8 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 7.81 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 12.37 kg/ha | +58.4% |
| 2014 | 14.51 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 13.2 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 13.66 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 17.8 kg/ha | +30.3% |
| 2018 | 16.92 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 15 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 20.56 kg/ha | +37.1% |
| 2021 | 12.88 kg/ha | -37.3% |
| 2022 | 11.48 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 11.97 kg/ha | +4.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 11.97 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.14 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Peru's 11.97 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.87 kg/ha, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +288.9% | 0.8132 kg/ha | 3.16 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.09 kg/ha | 0.5304 kg/ha | 3.61 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.29 kg/ha | 1.43 kg/ha | 3.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2 kg/ha | 1.89 kg/ha | 5.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6 kg/ha | 0.8132 kg/ha | 4.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.91 kg/ha | 3.1 kg/ha | 11.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.81 kg/ha | 7.81 kg/ha | 17.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.22 kg/ha | 11.48 kg/ha | 20.56 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Peru
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Peru?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Peru was 11.97 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 20.56 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5304 kg/ha in 1968.
- How does Peru rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Peru ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).