Africa vs Hungary: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Africa
0.69 kg/cap
in 2024
Hungary
7.26 kg/cap
in 2024
Africa rank
23rd
Hungary rank
27th

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

  • Africa
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 7.26 kg/cap against 0.69 kg/cap in Africa, a difference of 6.57 kg/cap.

That makes Hungary's figure about 10.5 times Africa's.

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

Africa ranks 23rd and Hungary ranks 27th of 40 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Hungary Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4889 kg/cap 8.69 kg/cap 8.2 kg/cap Hungary
1970s 0.768 kg/cap 40.96 kg/cap 40.19 kg/cap Hungary
1980s 0.789 kg/cap 43.27 kg/cap 42.48 kg/cap Hungary
1990s 0.646 kg/cap 6.25 kg/cap 5.61 kg/cap Hungary
2000s 0.554 kg/cap 7.12 kg/cap 6.57 kg/cap Hungary
2010s 0.594 kg/cap 8.41 kg/cap 7.82 kg/cap Hungary
2020s 0.698 kg/cap 8.1 kg/cap 7.4 kg/cap Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Africa or Hungary?
Hungary, at 7.26 kg/cap against 0.69 kg/cap in Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Africa and Hungary?
6.57 kg/cap, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Hungary?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Africa and Hungary rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Africa ranks 23rd and Hungary ranks 27th of 40 regions.
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