Malaysia vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland

Malaysia
125.71 kg/ha
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
4.9 kg/ha
in 2024
Malaysia rank
7th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
20th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
050100150196119922024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 125.71 kg/ha against 4.9 kg/ha in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 120.81 kg/ha.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 25.7 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

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

Malaysia ranks 7th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 20th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 7.27 kg/ha 1.07 kg/ha 6.2 kg/ha Malaysia
1970s 28.24 kg/ha 1.86 kg/ha 26.38 kg/ha Malaysia
1980s 55.37 kg/ha 3.03 kg/ha 52.34 kg/ha Malaysia
1990s 92.3 kg/ha 2.57 kg/ha 89.72 kg/ha Malaysia
2000s 97.29 kg/ha 2.85 kg/ha 94.43 kg/ha Malaysia
2010s 114.94 kg/ha 4.18 kg/ha 110.76 kg/ha Malaysia
2020s 116.88 kg/ha 4.93 kg/ha 111.96 kg/ha Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland, Malaysia or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Malaysia, at 125.71 kg/ha against 4.9 kg/ha in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland between Malaysia and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
120.81 kg/ha, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
Malaysia ranks 7th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 20th 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