South Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita

South Africa
0.0053 t per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.0048 t per person
in 2024
South Africa rank
36th
United Arab Emirates rank
39th

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0053 t per person against 0.0048 t per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0005 t per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1972 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 39th of 173 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0055 t per person 0.0002 t per person 0.0052 t per person South Africa
1980s 0.0042 t per person 0.0005 t per person 0.0037 t per person South Africa
1990s 0.0032 t per person 0.0015 t per person 0.0018 t per person South Africa
2000s 0.0036 t per person 0.0023 t per person 0.0013 t per person South Africa
2010s 0.0045 t per person 0.0025 t per person 0.002 t per person South Africa
2020s 0.0046 t per person 0.005 t per person 0.0004 t per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita, South Africa or United Arab Emirates?
South Africa, at 0.0053 t per person against 0.0048 t per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita between South Africa and United Arab Emirates?
0.0005 t per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United Arab Emirates?
50 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do South Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita?
South Africa ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 39th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 9,028 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.