Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Peru
Peru: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 3.31 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Peru stood at 3.31 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.0% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Peru peaked at 9 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7268 kg/ha, in 1995.
Peru ranks 84th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Peru, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.97 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 2.68 kg/ha | -55.3% |
| 1964 | 2.81 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 1.95 kg/ha | -30.8% |
| 1966 | 1.64 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7985 kg/ha | -51.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8895 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1969 | 1.31 kg/ha | +47.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9625 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8231 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1972 | 1.1 kg/ha | +33.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9536 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 1.52 kg/ha | +59.2% |
| 1975 | 1.19 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 1976 | 2.07 kg/ha | +74.1% |
| 1977 | 2.23 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 2.62 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 2.17 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1980 | 2.66 kg/ha | +22.5% |
| 1981 | 2.09 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 1982 | 1.69 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 1983 | 2.26 kg/ha | +33.8% |
| 1984 | 1.82 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1985 | 1.66 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 3.18 kg/ha | +91.0% |
| 1987 | 4 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 1988 | 3.37 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1989 | 1.24 kg/ha | -63.1% |
| 1990 | 1.54 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1991 | 1.44 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 1.81 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 1993 | 2.09 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 3.21 kg/ha | +53.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7268 kg/ha | -77.3% |
| 1996 | 2.18 kg/ha | +199.5% |
| 1997 | 3.28 kg/ha | +50.5% |
| 1998 | 3.36 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.62 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 2000 | 2.73 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 5.26 kg/ha | +92.7% |
| 2002 | 3.26 kg/ha | -37.9% |
| 2003 | 3.4 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 3.8 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 4.06 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 6.08 kg/ha | +49.6% |
| 2007 | 4.5 kg/ha | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 2.08 kg/ha | -53.8% |
| 2009 | 5.03 kg/ha | +142.3% |
| 2010 | 4.38 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 5.62 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 3.87 kg/ha | -31.0% |
| 2013 | 5.67 kg/ha | +46.3% |
| 2014 | 6.79 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 5.29 kg/ha | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 6.21 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 8.3 kg/ha | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 6.22 kg/ha | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 7.21 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 9 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 3.7 kg/ha | -58.9% |
| 2022 | 1.92 kg/ha | -48.2% |
| 2023 | 3.31 kg/ha | +73.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 3.31 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.24 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Peru's 3.31 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.41 kg/ha, 52% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 kg/ha | 0.7985 kg/ha | 6 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.56 kg/ha | 0.8231 kg/ha | 2.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4 kg/ha | 1.24 kg/ha | 4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.22 kg/ha | 0.7268 kg/ha | 3.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.02 kg/ha | 2.08 kg/ha | 6.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.95 kg/ha | 3.87 kg/ha | 8.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.48 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 9 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 nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Peru?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Peru was 3.31 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 9 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7268 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Peru rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Peru ranks 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).