Faroe Islands vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland

Faroe Islands
242.86 kg/ha
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
13.68 kg/ha
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
1st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
3rd

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

  • Faroe Islands
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 242.86 kg/ha against 13.68 kg/ha in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 229.18 kg/ha.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 17.8 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 1st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 3rd of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kg/ha 0.08 kg/ha 0.08 kg/ha Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 0 kg/ha 0.003 kg/ha 0.003 kg/ha Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 0 kg/ha 0.042 kg/ha 0.042 kg/ha Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 0 kg/ha 0.375 kg/ha 0.375 kg/ha Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 2,672 kg/ha 0.82 kg/ha 2,671 kg/ha Faroe Islands
2010s 1,157 kg/ha 4.15 kg/ha 1,153 kg/ha Faroe Islands
2020s 174.29 kg/ha 13.95 kg/ha 160.33 kg/ha Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland, Faroe Islands or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Faroe Islands, at 242.86 kg/ha against 13.68 kg/ha in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland between Faroe Islands and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
229.18 kg/ha, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
Faroe Islands ranks 1st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 3rd 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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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