Malaysia vs South Africa: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area

Malaysia
132.36 kg/ha
in 2023
South Africa
15.26 kg/ha
in 2023
Malaysia rank
19th
South Africa rank
21st

Input — Cropland potassium per unit area over time

  • Malaysia
  • South Africa
050100150196119922023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 132.36 kg/ha against 15.26 kg/ha in South Africa, a difference of 117.1 kg/ha.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 8.7 times South Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 21st of 201 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 12.22 kg/ha 7 kg/ha 5.23 kg/ha Malaysia
1970s 29.77 kg/ha 9.99 kg/ha 19.78 kg/ha Malaysia
1980s 52.12 kg/ha 10.6 kg/ha 41.52 kg/ha Malaysia
1990s 82.51 kg/ha 10.04 kg/ha 72.47 kg/ha Malaysia
2000s 99.06 kg/ha 10 kg/ha 89.06 kg/ha Malaysia
2010s 120.42 kg/ha 13.46 kg/ha 106.96 kg/ha Malaysia
2020s 112.16 kg/ha 17.37 kg/ha 94.79 kg/ha Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland potassium per unit area, Malaysia or South Africa?
Malaysia, at 132.36 kg/ha against 15.26 kg/ha in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland potassium per unit area between Malaysia and South Africa?
117.1 kg/ha, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
Malaysia ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 21st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).