Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Peru
Peru: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 46.22 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Peru is 46.22 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Peru peaked at 86.33 % in 1966 and was at its lowest, 36.31 %, in 2019.
That places Peru 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 73.43 % | — |
| 1962 | 65.11 % | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 65.71 % | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 68.11 % | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 67.07 % | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 86.33 % | +28.7% |
| 1967 | 69.32 % | -19.7% |
| 1968 | 65.69 % | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 60.48 % | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 65.17 % | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 59.78 % | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 55.82 % | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 58.79 % | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 49.97 % | -15.0% |
| 1975 | 59.62 % | +19.3% |
| 1976 | 51.08 % | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 49.92 % | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 46.89 % | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 51.41 % | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 47.01 % | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 46.5 % | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 57.46 % | +23.6% |
| 1983 | 55.53 % | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 64.65 % | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 70.3 % | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 44.17 % | -37.2% |
| 1987 | 39.32 % | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 42.14 % | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 52.99 % | +25.7% |
| 1990 | 50.62 % | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 57.93 % | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 48.04 % | -17.1% |
| 1993 | 44.97 % | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 49.08 % | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 48.56 % | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 50.92 % | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 47.14 % | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 43.16 % | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 48.06 % | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 46.55 % | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 46.11 % | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 45.77 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 47.37 % | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 44.43 % | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 47.06 % | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 46.37 % | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 43.66 % | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 50.75 % | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 46.65 % | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 47.67 % | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 44.38 % | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 46.09 % | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 41.16 % | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 42.68 % | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 39.01 % | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 41.09 % | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 36.48 % | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 46.31 % | +27.0% |
| 2019 | 36.31 % | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 39.47 % | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 36.63 % | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 43.45 % | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 46.22 % | +6.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 46.22 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.91 %, 81% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Peru's 46.22 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.95 %, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.03 % | 60.48 % | 86.33 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.85 % | 46.89 % | 65.17 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.01 % | 39.32 % | 70.3 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.85 % | 43.16 % | 57.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.47 % | 43.66 % | 50.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.12 % | 36.31 % | 47.67 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.44 % | 36.63 % | 46.22 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Peru?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Peru was 46.22 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 86.33 % in 1966.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.31 % in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Peru ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).