China vs Ireland: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre
China
0.9488 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
1.19 t per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
15th
Ireland rank
12th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.19 t per square kilometre against 0.9488 t per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.2412 t per square kilometre.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
China ranks 15th and Ireland ranks 12th of 173 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | 1.51 t per square kilometre | 1.5 t per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.0204 t per square kilometre | 2.48 t per square kilometre | 2.46 t per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.0956 t per square kilometre | 2.68 t per square kilometre | 2.59 t per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.2756 t per square kilometre | 2.45 t per square kilometre | 2.17 t per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.5948 t per square kilometre | 1.61 t per square kilometre | 1.02 t per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.03 t per square kilometre | 1.51 t per square kilometre | 0.4736 t per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.969 t per square kilometre | 1.51 t per square kilometre | 0.5425 t per square kilometre | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre, China or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.19 t per square kilometre against 0.9488 t per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre between China and Ireland?
- 0.2412 t per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Ireland rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 15th and Ireland ranks 12th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre. 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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.