France vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity

France
487,756 t
in 2024
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
14,788 t
in 2024
France rank
13th
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
10th

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity over time

  • France
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922024

How they compare

France currently reports 487,756 t against 14,788 t in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 472,968 t.

That makes France's figure about 33.0 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 60 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 13th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 10th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1960s 82,974 t 1,906 t 81,068 t France
1970s 294,598 t 2,505 t 292,093 t France
1980s 1.03 million t 7,496 t 1.02 million t France
1990s 1.31 million t 33,278 t 1.28 million t France
2000s 953,577 t 89,357 t 864,220 t France
2010s 628,404 t 60,842 t 567,562 t France
2020s 490,783 t 23,619 t 467,164 t France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, France or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
France, at 487,756 t against 14,788 t in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity between France and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
472,968 t, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do France and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
France ranks 13th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 10th of 199 countries.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 26 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/nutrient-potash-k2o-total-import-quantity/france/iran-islamic-republic-of/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/nutrient-potash-k2o-total-import-quantity/france/iran-islamic-republic-of/">France vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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