India vs South America: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
India
2.38 million t
in 2024
South America
10.08 million t
in 2024
India rank
5th
South America rank
4th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled over time
- India
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 10.08 million t against 2.38 million t in India, a difference of 7.69 million t.
That makes South America's figure about 4.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South America ahead.
India ranks 5th 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 | India | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102,822 t | 191,472 t | 88,649 t | South America |
| 1970s | 388,220 t | 782,831 t | 394,611 t | South America |
| 1980s | 819,720 t | 1.36 million t | 537,584 t | South America |
| 1990s | 1.22 million t | 2.19 million t | 965,093 t | South America |
| 2000s | 2.28 million t | 3.98 million t | 1.70 million t | South America |
| 2010s | 2.59 million t | 6.39 million t | 3.81 million t | South America |
| 2020s | 2.33 million t | 9.13 million t | 6.80 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, India or South America?
- South America, at 10.08 million t against 2.38 million t in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between India and South America?
- 7.69 million t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and South America rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- India ranks 5th 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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About this data
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.