Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre

Nigeria
0.0251 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0291 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
120th
Papua New Guinea rank
118th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0291 t per square kilometre against 0.0251 t per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.004 t per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0009 t per square kilometre 0.0005 t per square kilometre 0.0004 t per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0089 t per square kilometre 0.0035 t per square kilometre 0.0053 t per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.0553 t per square kilometre 0.0064 t per square kilometre 0.0489 t per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0696 t per square kilometre 0.0052 t per square kilometre 0.0644 t per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.0388 t per square kilometre 0.0069 t per square kilometre 0.0319 t per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0733 t per square kilometre 0.0251 t per square kilometre 0.0482 t per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.091 t per square kilometre 0.0228 t per square kilometre 0.0682 t per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0291 t per square kilometre against 0.0251 t per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
0.004 t per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th 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.