Americas (excluding intra-trade) vs Viet Nam: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity

Americas (excluding intra-trade)
8.04 million t
in 2024
Viet Nam
491,555 t
in 2024
Americas (excluding intra-trade) rank
8th
Viet Nam rank
12th

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Americas (excluding intra-trade)
  • Viet Nam
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196719952024

How they compare

Americas (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 8.04 million t against 491,555 t in Viet Nam, a difference of 7.55 million t.

That makes Americas (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 16.4 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas (excluding intra-trade) has been ahead every year.

Americas (excluding intra-trade) ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 12th of 39 groups.

Americas (excluding intra-trade) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas (excluding intra-trade) Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 2.07 million t 118,600 t 1.95 million t Americas (excluding intra-trade)
2000s 3.55 million t 382,465 t 3.17 million t Americas (excluding intra-trade)
2010s 5.49 million t 620,511 t 4.87 million t Americas (excluding intra-trade)
2020s 7.76 million t 559,307 t 7.20 million t Americas (excluding intra-trade)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, Americas (excluding intra-trade) or Viet Nam?
Americas (excluding intra-trade), at 8.04 million t against 491,555 t in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity between Americas (excluding intra-trade) and Viet Nam?
7.55 million t, with Americas (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas (excluding intra-trade) and Viet Nam?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas (excluding intra-trade) and Viet Nam rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
Americas (excluding intra-trade) ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 12th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity. 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
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 13,805 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