Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Europe: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
0.26 kg/cap
in 2024
Europe
4.34 kg/cap
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
14th
Europe rank
11th

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Europe
05101520196119922024

How they compare

Europe currently reports 4.34 kg/cap against 0.26 kg/cap in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 4.08 kg/cap.

That makes Europe's figure about 16.7 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 14th and Europe ranks 11th of 19 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 4.02 kg/cap 11.72 kg/cap 7.7 kg/cap Europe
1970s 6.73 kg/cap 17.65 kg/cap 10.92 kg/cap Europe
1980s 7.01 kg/cap 19.92 kg/cap 12.91 kg/cap Europe
1990s 3.36 kg/cap 8.86 kg/cap 5.5 kg/cap Europe
2000s 0.835 kg/cap 5.32 kg/cap 4.48 kg/cap Europe
2010s 0.136 kg/cap 4.9 kg/cap 4.77 kg/cap Europe
2020s 0.154 kg/cap 4.72 kg/cap 4.56 kg/cap Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Europe?
Europe, at 4.34 kg/cap against 0.26 kg/cap in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Europe?
4.08 kg/cap, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Europe rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 14th and Europe ranks 11th of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 13,784 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf