Africa vs Belgium-Luxembourg: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Africa
0.69 kg/cap
in 2024
Belgium-Luxembourg
8.26 kg/cap
in 1999
Africa rank
24th
Belgium-Luxembourg rank
23rd

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Africa
  • Belgium-Luxembourg
05101520196119922024

How they compare

Belgium-Luxembourg currently reports 8.26 kg/cap against 0.69 kg/cap in Africa, a difference of 7.57 kg/cap.

That makes Belgium-Luxembourg's figure about 12.0 times Africa's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Belgium-Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 24th and Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 23rd of 29 groups.

Belgium-Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Belgium-Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4889 kg/cap 18.84 kg/cap 18.35 kg/cap Belgium-Luxembourg
1970s 0.768 kg/cap 16.83 kg/cap 16.06 kg/cap Belgium-Luxembourg
1980s 0.789 kg/cap 13.11 kg/cap 12.32 kg/cap Belgium-Luxembourg
1990s 0.646 kg/cap 9.4 kg/cap 8.76 kg/cap Belgium-Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Africa or Belgium-Luxembourg?
Belgium-Luxembourg, at 8.26 kg/cap against 0.69 kg/cap in Africa as of 1999.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Africa and Belgium-Luxembourg?
7.57 kg/cap, with Belgium-Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Belgium-Luxembourg?
39 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1999.
How do Africa and Belgium-Luxembourg rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Africa ranks 24th and Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 23rd 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 capita. 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 capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 13,737 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