Germany vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium

Germany
238,043 t
in 2023
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
854,551 t
in 2023
Germany rank
16th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
8th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium over time

  • Germany
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently reports 854,551 t against 238,043 t in Germany, a difference of 616,508 t.

That makes Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s figure about 3.6 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 16th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 8th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.26 million t 20,293 t 1.24 million t Germany
1970s 1.32 million t 53,686 t 1.27 million t Germany
1980s 1.13 million t 83,061 t 1.04 million t Germany
1990s 512,557 t 142,460 t 370,097 t Germany
2000s 329,790 t 221,309 t 108,481 t Germany
2010s 314,231 t 551,044 t 236,813 t Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2020s 244,676 t 797,948 t 553,272 t Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium, Germany or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs), at 854,551 t against 238,043 t in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium between Germany and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
616,508 t, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
Germany ranks 16th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 8th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
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 (%).