Northern America vs USSR: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production over time
- Northern America
- USSR
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 13.89 million t against 8.53 million t in USSR, a difference of 5.36 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.6 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.
Northern America ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 3rd of 10 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.13 million t | 2.22 million t | 1.90 million t | Northern America |
| 1970s | 7.41 million t | 6.63 million t | 780,190 t | Northern America |
| 1980s | 8.38 million t | 9.67 million t | 1.29 million t | USSR |
| 1990s | 8.03 million t | 8.78 million t | 757,740 t | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — production, Northern America or USSR?
- Northern America, at 13.89 million t against 8.53 million t in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — production between Northern America and USSR?
- 5.36 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Northern America and USSR rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — production?
- Northern America ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 3rd of 10 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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