Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Peru
Peru: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 16.92 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Peru stood at 16.92 kg/ha.
The figure is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Peru peaked at 23.7 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.91 kg/ha, in 1985.
Peru ranks 108th of 186 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.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Peru, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.31 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 16.9 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1963 | 13.52 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1964 | 13.15 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 12.82 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 10.39 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 1967 | 12.85 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 12.34 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 13.63 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 13.14 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 14.05 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 13.94 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 11.97 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1974 | 14.66 kg/ha | +22.5% |
| 1975 | 12.03 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1976 | 13.22 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 13.36 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 12.84 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 11.48 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 10.95 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 12 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 9.81 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 1983 | 8.23 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 8.42 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 7.91 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 13.51 kg/ha | +70.8% |
| 1987 | 15.17 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 15.03 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 11.87 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 1990 | 9.79 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 8.07 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1992 | 8.23 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 10.03 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 1994 | 10.77 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 11.83 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 12.28 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 13.2 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 14.38 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 14.46 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 15.99 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 16.38 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 17.34 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 17.02 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 17.49 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 15.79 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 17.43 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 20 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 17.64 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 21.18 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 18.85 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 20.45 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 21.24 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 20.8 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 19.89 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 20.1 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 21.42 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 23.31 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 18.42 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 23.7 kg/ha | +28.7% |
| 2020 | 20.87 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 20.39 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 19.73 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 16.92 kg/ha | -14.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 16.92 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.91 kg/ha, 89% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Peru's 16.92 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.27 kg/ha, 80% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.43 kg/ha | 10.39 kg/ha | 16.9 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.07 kg/ha | 11.48 kg/ha | 14.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.29 kg/ha | 7.91 kg/ha | 15.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3 kg/ha | 8.07 kg/ha | 14.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.63 kg/ha | 15.79 kg/ha | 21.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.82 kg/ha | 18.42 kg/ha | 23.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.48 kg/ha | 16.92 kg/ha | 20.87 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Peru?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Peru was 16.92 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.91 kg/ha in 1985.
- How does Peru rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Peru ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).