Eastern Africa vs Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland

Eastern Africa
1.6 kg/ha
in 2024
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
37.38 kg/ha
in 2024
Eastern Africa rank
28th
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
31st

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

  • Eastern Africa
  • Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
020406080196119922024

How they compare

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) currently reports 37.38 kg/ha against 1.6 kg/ha in Eastern Africa, a difference of 35.78 kg/ha.

That makes Netherlands (Kingdom of the)'s figure about 23.4 times Eastern Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) has been ahead every year.

Eastern Africa ranks 28th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 31st of 29 groups.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9656 kg/ha 79.13 kg/ha 78.16 kg/ha Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
1970s 1.43 kg/ha 70.8 kg/ha 69.37 kg/ha Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
1980s 1.5 kg/ha 65.66 kg/ha 64.16 kg/ha Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
1990s 1.55 kg/ha 47.95 kg/ha 46.4 kg/ha Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2000s 1.36 kg/ha 28.58 kg/ha 27.22 kg/ha Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2010s 1.51 kg/ha 28.68 kg/ha 27.17 kg/ha Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2020s 1.72 kg/ha 34.14 kg/ha 32.41 kg/ha Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland, Eastern Africa or Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the), at 37.38 kg/ha against 1.6 kg/ha in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland between Eastern Africa and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
35.78 kg/ha, with Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eastern Africa and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
Eastern Africa ranks 28th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 31st of 29 groups.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Eastern Africa vs Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/nutrient-potash-k2o-total-use-per-area-of-cropland/eastern-africa/netherlands-kingdom-of-the/

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-use-per-area-of-cropland/eastern-africa/netherlands-kingdom-of-the/">Eastern Africa vs Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
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