New Zealand vs Portugal: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre

New Zealand
0.4154 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.4506 t per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
38th
Portugal rank
36th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.4506 t per square kilometre against 0.4154 t per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0352 t per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 36th of 173 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3184 t per square kilometre 0.1676 t per square kilometre 0.1508 t per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.5161 t per square kilometre 0.3155 t per square kilometre 0.2006 t per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.4002 t per square kilometre 0.4444 t per square kilometre 0.0441 t per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.476 t per square kilometre 0.5168 t per square kilometre 0.0408 t per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.533 t per square kilometre 0.4113 t per square kilometre 0.1218 t per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.4881 t per square kilometre 0.3645 t per square kilometre 0.1236 t per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.5143 t per square kilometre 0.3878 t per square kilometre 0.1265 t per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.4506 t per square kilometre against 0.4154 t per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Portugal?
0.0352 t per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 36th 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
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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.