Brazil vs Portugal: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area

Brazil
47.01 kg/ha
in 2023
Portugal
45.07 kg/ha
in 2023
Brazil rank
35th
Portugal rank
36th

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area over time

  • Brazil
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 47.01 kg/ha against 45.07 kg/ha in Portugal, a difference of 1.94 kg/ha.

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

Brazil ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 36th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 9.5 kg/ha 17.67 kg/ha 8.17 kg/ha Portugal
1970s 17.27 kg/ha 23.67 kg/ha 6.4 kg/ha Portugal
1980s 16.25 kg/ha 32.38 kg/ha 16.12 kg/ha Portugal
1990s 24.61 kg/ha 36.87 kg/ha 12.25 kg/ha Portugal
2000s 31.86 kg/ha 42.33 kg/ha 10.47 kg/ha Portugal
2010s 35.98 kg/ha 47.28 kg/ha 11.3 kg/ha Portugal
2020s 47.7 kg/ha 45.56 kg/ha 2.15 kg/ha Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area, Brazil or Portugal?
Brazil, at 47.01 kg/ha against 45.07 kg/ha in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area between Brazil and Portugal?
1.94 kg/ha, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
Brazil ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 36th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — 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
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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 (%).