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

Viet Nam
418,600 t
in 2024
Western Europe
884,107 t
in 2024
Viet Nam rank
3rd
Western Europe rank
14th

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Viet Nam
  • Western Europe
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922024

How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 884,107 t against 418,600 t in Viet Nam, a difference of 465,507 t.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 2.1 times Viet Nam's.

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

Viet Nam ranks 3rd and Western Europe ranks 14th of 19 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Viet Nam Western Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 21,535 t 3.44 million t 3.42 million t Western Europe
1970s 31,128 t 3.83 million t 3.79 million t Western Europe
1980s 35,899 t 3.77 million t 3.73 million t Western Europe
1990s 118,600 t 2.45 million t 2.33 million t Western Europe
2000s 373,396 t 1.39 million t 1.01 million t Western Europe
2010s 582,767 t 1.03 million t 445,757 t Western Europe
2020s 565,812 t 878,551 t 312,739 t Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, Viet Nam or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 884,107 t against 418,600 t in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use between Viet Nam and Western Europe?
465,507 t, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Western Europe?
58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Viet Nam and Western Europe rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use?
Viet Nam ranks 3rd and Western Europe ranks 14th of 19 regions.
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