South Africa vs Southern Africa: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled

South Africa
312,403 t
in 2024
Southern Africa
320,512 t
in 2024
South Africa rank
21st
Southern Africa rank
24th

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

  • South Africa
  • Southern Africa
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How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 320,512 t against 312,403 t in South Africa, a difference of 8,109 t.

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

South Africa ranks 21st and Southern Africa ranks 24th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 68,933 t 69,817 t 883.56 t Southern Africa
1970s 121,966 t 124,626 t 2,660 t Southern Africa
1980s 135,143 t 138,619 t 3,477 t Southern Africa
1990s 135,779 t 139,456 t 3,677 t Southern Africa
2000s 131,164 t 133,864 t 2,701 t Southern Africa
2010s 151,903 t 155,501 t 3,598 t Southern Africa
2020s 259,461 t 265,484 t 6,023 t Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, South Africa or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 320,512 t against 312,403 t in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between South Africa and Southern Africa?
8,109 t, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Southern Africa rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
South Africa ranks 21st and Southern Africa ranks 24th 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.