Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland

Afghanistan
0.01 kg/ha
in 2024
Nigeria
0.07 kg/ha
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
181st
Nigeria rank
179th

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Nigeria
0123196119922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.07 kg/ha against 0.01 kg/ha in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.06 kg/ha.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 7.0 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 181st and Nigeria ranks 179th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kg/ha 0.0189 kg/ha 0.0189 kg/ha Nigeria
1970s 0.003 kg/ha 0.276 kg/ha 0.273 kg/ha Nigeria
1980s 0.005 kg/ha 1.62 kg/ha 1.62 kg/ha Nigeria
1990s 0 kg/ha 1.81 kg/ha 1.81 kg/ha Nigeria
2000s 0.001 kg/ha 0.839 kg/ha 0.838 kg/ha Nigeria
2010s 0.005 kg/ha 1.53 kg/ha 1.52 kg/ha Nigeria
2020s 0.008 kg/ha 1.54 kg/ha 1.53 kg/ha Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.07 kg/ha against 0.01 kg/ha in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
0.06 kg/ha, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
Afghanistan ranks 181st and Nigeria ranks 179th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 13,652 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