United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs Western Europe: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
253,433 t
in 2024
Western Europe
1.78 million t
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
24th
Western Europe rank
21st

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled over time

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Western Europe
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How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 1.78 million t against 253,433 t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 1.53 million t.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 7.0 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th and Western Europe ranks 21st of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Western Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 465,156 t 721,356 t 256,200 t Western Europe
1970s 461,780 t 1.20 million t 734,246 t Western Europe
1980s 373,110 t 2.06 million t 1.69 million t Western Europe
1990s 319,000 t 3.11 million t 2.80 million t Western Europe
2000s 233,803 t 2.37 million t 2.14 million t Western Europe
2010s 236,784 t 2.29 million t 2.05 million t Western Europe
2020s 275,992 t 1.80 million t 1.53 million t Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 1.78 million t against 253,433 t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Western Europe?
1.53 million t, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Western Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Western Europe rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th and Western Europe ranks 21st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
276 places, 13,888 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity with 83 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.