Malaysia vs Northern America: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use

Malaysia
988,690 t
in 2024
Northern America
5.11 million t
in 2024
Malaysia rank
7th
Northern America rank
5th

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Malaysia
  • Northern America
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922024

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 5.11 million t against 988,690 t in Malaysia, a difference of 4.12 million t.

That makes Northern America's figure about 5.2 times Malaysia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 7th and Northern America ranks 5th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 23,945 t 2.98 million t 2.96 million t Northern America
1970s 117,443 t 4.86 million t 4.74 million t Northern America
1980s 301,650 t 5.22 million t 4.92 million t Northern America
1990s 618,640 t 5.01 million t 4.39 million t Northern America
2000s 711,858 t 4.60 million t 3.89 million t Northern America
2010s 924,090 t 4.80 million t 3.87 million t Northern America
2020s 1.10 million t 5.19 million t 4.09 million t Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, Malaysia or Northern America?
Northern America, at 5.11 million t against 988,690 t in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use between Malaysia and Northern America?
4.12 million t, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Northern America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Northern America rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use?
Malaysia ranks 7th and Northern America ranks 5th 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