Egypt vs South Africa: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre

Egypt
0.1408 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.1704 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
71st
South Africa rank
68th

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre over time

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1704 t per square kilometre against 0.1408 t per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 0.0296 t per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 68th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0012 t per square kilometre 0.0568 t per square kilometre 0.0557 t per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0031 t per square kilometre 0.1005 t per square kilometre 0.0975 t per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0205 t per square kilometre 0.1114 t per square kilometre 0.0909 t per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0304 t per square kilometre 0.1119 t per square kilometre 0.0815 t per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0478 t per square kilometre 0.1081 t per square kilometre 0.0603 t per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0726 t per square kilometre 0.1252 t per square kilometre 0.0527 t per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.1355 t per square kilometre 0.203 t per square kilometre 0.0675 t per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre, Egypt or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1704 t per square kilometre against 0.1408 t per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre between Egypt and South Africa?
0.0296 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 68th 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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Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 8,428 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.