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

Brazil
8.89 million t
in 2024
Viet Nam
418,600 t
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
Viet Nam rank
3rd

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Brazil
  • Viet Nam
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 8.89 million t against 418,600 t in Viet Nam, a difference of 8.47 million t.

That makes Brazil's figure about 21.2 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 1st and Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 173,840 t 21,535 t 152,305 t Brazil
1970s 649,714 t 31,128 t 618,586 t Brazil
1980s 1.11 million t 35,899 t 1.07 million t Brazil
1990s 1.82 million t 118,600 t 1.70 million t Brazil
2000s 3.44 million t 373,396 t 3.07 million t Brazil
2010s 5.48 million t 582,767 t 4.90 million t Brazil
2020s 8.06 million t 565,812 t 7.49 million t Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, Brazil or Viet Nam?
Brazil, at 8.89 million t against 418,600 t in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use between Brazil and Viet Nam?
8.47 million t, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Viet Nam?
58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Viet Nam rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use?
Brazil ranks 1st and Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 195 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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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