USSR vs World: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled

USSR
5.09 million t
in 1991
World
38.30 million t
in 2024
USSR rank
4th
World rank
1st

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

  • USSR
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 38.30 million t against 5.09 million t in USSR, a difference of 33.21 million t.

That makes World's figure about 7.5 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

USSR ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 212 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade USSR World Difference Ahead
1960s 1.59 million t 11.85 million t 10.26 million t World
1970s 4.20 million t 20.72 million t 16.51 million t World
1980s 6.11 million t 25.65 million t 19.53 million t World
1990s 5.09 million t 24.25 million t 19.17 million t World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, USSR or World?
World, at 38.30 million t against 5.09 million t in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between USSR and World?
33.21 million t, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and World?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do USSR and World rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
USSR ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.