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

South Africa
312,403 t
in 2024
Western Asia
386,319 t
in 2024
South Africa rank
21st
Western Asia rank
23rd

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

  • South Africa
  • Western Asia
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How they compare

Western Asia currently reports 386,319 t against 312,403 t in South Africa, a difference of 73,916 t.

That makes Western Asia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 21st and Western Asia ranks 23rd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Western Asia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Western Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 68,933 t 16,559 t 52,374 t South Africa
1970s 121,966 t 44,069 t 77,897 t South Africa
1980s 135,143 t 101,984 t 33,159 t South Africa
1990s 135,779 t 144,966 t 9,187 t Western Asia
2000s 131,164 t 178,211 t 47,048 t Western Asia
2010s 151,903 t 227,188 t 75,284 t Western Asia
2020s 259,461 t 363,712 t 104,251 t Western Asia

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 Western Asia?
Western Asia, at 386,319 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 Western Asia?
73,916 t, with Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Western Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Western Asia rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
South Africa ranks 21st and Western Asia ranks 23rd 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
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Coverage
243 places, 12,383 data points, 1961–2024
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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.