Brazil vs South America: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled

Brazil
8.89 million t
in 2024
South America
10.08 million t
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
South America rank
4th

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled over time

  • Brazil
  • South America
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M196119922024

How they compare

South America currently reports 10.08 million t against 8.89 million t in Brazil, a difference of 1.19 million t.

That makes South America's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 1st and South America ranks 4th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil South America Difference Ahead
1960s 112,755 t 191,472 t 78,716 t South America
1970s 649,714 t 782,831 t 133,117 t South America
1980s 1.11 million t 1.36 million t 250,352 t South America
1990s 1.82 million t 2.19 million t 366,218 t South America
2000s 3.44 million t 3.98 million t 539,653 t South America
2010s 5.48 million t 6.39 million t 915,529 t South America
2020s 8.06 million t 9.13 million t 1.07 million t South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, Brazil or South America?
South America, at 10.08 million t against 8.89 million t in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between Brazil and South America?
1.19 million t, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and South America rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
Brazil ranks 1st and South America ranks 4th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,383 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use with 124 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.