Least Developed Countries (LDCs) vs Uruguay: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area

Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
3.91 kg/ha
in 2023
Uruguay
46.25 kg/ha
in 2023
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
8th
Uruguay rank
20th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area over time

  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
  • Uruguay
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 46.25 kg/ha against 3.91 kg/ha in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 42.34 kg/ha.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 11.8 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 20th of 18 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1609 kg/ha 1.37 kg/ha 1.21 kg/ha Uruguay
1970s 0.4085 kg/ha 2.21 kg/ha 1.8 kg/ha Uruguay
1980s 0.6102 kg/ha 1.59 kg/ha 0.9834 kg/ha Uruguay
1990s 0.9589 kg/ha 2.76 kg/ha 1.8 kg/ha Uruguay
2000s 1.33 kg/ha 2.06 kg/ha 0.7343 kg/ha Uruguay
2010s 2.7 kg/ha 24.14 kg/ha 21.45 kg/ha Uruguay
2020s 3.68 kg/ha 44.42 kg/ha 40.75 kg/ha Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 46.25 kg/ha against 3.91 kg/ha in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area between Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Uruguay?
42.34 kg/ha, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Uruguay rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 20th of 18 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — 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
Mineral fertilizers — 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, 13,440 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).