Brazil vs USSR: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use

Brazil
8.89 million t
in 2024
USSR
5.09 million t
in 1991
Brazil rank
1st
USSR rank
4th

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Brazil
  • USSR
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 8.89 million t against 5.09 million t in USSR, a difference of 3.80 million t.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 1st and USSR ranks 4th of 210 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 112,755 t 1.59 million t 1.47 million t USSR
1970s 649,714 t 4.20 million t 3.55 million t USSR
1980s 1.11 million t 6.11 million t 5.01 million t USSR
1990s 1.24 million t 5.09 million t 3.84 million t USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, Brazil or USSR?
Brazil, at 8.89 million t against 5.09 million t in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use between Brazil and USSR?
3.80 million t, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Brazil and USSR rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use?
Brazil ranks 1st and USSR ranks 4th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2024
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The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf