Ireland vs Malaysia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre

Ireland
1.68 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
5.75 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
5th
Malaysia rank
2nd

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

  • Ireland
  • Malaysia
0246196119922023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 5.75 t per square kilometre against 1.68 t per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 4.07 t per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 3.4 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 5th and Malaysia ranks 2nd of 173 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.55 t per square kilometre 0.0729 t per square kilometre 1.47 t per square kilometre Ireland
1970s 2.65 t per square kilometre 0.36 t per square kilometre 2.29 t per square kilometre Ireland
1980s 2.95 t per square kilometre 0.9487 t per square kilometre 2 t per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 2.42 t per square kilometre 1.94 t per square kilometre 0.48 t per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 1.76 t per square kilometre 2.33 t per square kilometre 0.5659 t per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 2.01 t per square kilometre 2.98 t per square kilometre 0.9662 t per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 2.05 t per square kilometre 3.64 t per square kilometre 1.59 t per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre, Ireland or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 5.75 t per square kilometre against 1.68 t per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre between Ireland and Malaysia?
4.07 t per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Malaysia rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 5th and Malaysia ranks 2nd of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 8,859 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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