Ireland vs Sri Lanka: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre
Ireland
1.19 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.26 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
12th
Sri Lanka rank
9th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre over time
- Ireland
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.26 t per square kilometre against 1.19 t per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 0.07 t per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 12th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 173 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 t per square kilometre | 0.5125 t per square kilometre | 0.9952 t per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2.48 t per square kilometre | 0.4786 t per square kilometre | 2 t per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2.68 t per square kilometre | 0.842 t per square kilometre | 1.84 t per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1990s | 2.45 t per square kilometre | 0.8942 t per square kilometre | 1.55 t per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.61 t per square kilometre | 1.09 t per square kilometre | 0.5195 t per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.51 t per square kilometre | 0.8423 t per square kilometre | 0.6635 t per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.51 t per square kilometre | 1.43 t per square kilometre | 0.0796 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, Ireland or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.26 t per square kilometre against 1.19 t per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre between Ireland and Sri Lanka?
- 0.07 t per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Sri Lanka rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 12th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th 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.