Faroe Islands vs United Arab Emirates: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland

Faroe Islands
242.86 kg/ha
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
185 kg/ha
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
2nd

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

  • Faroe Islands
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 242.86 kg/ha against 185 kg/ha in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 57.86 kg/ha.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.3 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kg/ha 0 kg/ha 0 kg/ha
1970s 0 kg/ha 5.52 kg/ha 5.52 kg/ha United Arab Emirates
1980s 0 kg/ha 20.35 kg/ha 20.35 kg/ha United Arab Emirates
1990s 0 kg/ha 39.65 kg/ha 39.65 kg/ha United Arab Emirates
2000s 2,672 kg/ha 28.03 kg/ha 2,644 kg/ha Faroe Islands
2010s 1,157 kg/ha 141.45 kg/ha 1,015 kg/ha Faroe Islands
2020s 174.29 kg/ha 185 kg/ha 10.71 kg/ha United Arab Emirates

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 United Arab Emirates?
Faroe Islands, at 242.86 kg/ha against 185 kg/ha in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland between Faroe Islands and United Arab Emirates?
57.86 kg/ha, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and United Arab Emirates?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and United Arab Emirates rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
Faroe Islands ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd 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
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