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

Africa
0.69 kg/cap
in 2024
Indonesia
6.93 kg/cap
in 2024
Africa rank
23rd
Indonesia rank
29th

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

  • Africa
  • Indonesia
02468196119922024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 6.93 kg/cap against 0.69 kg/cap in Africa, a difference of 6.24 kg/cap.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 10.0 times Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.

Africa ranks 23rd and Indonesia ranks 29th of 40 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4889 kg/cap 0.0444 kg/cap 0.4444 kg/cap Africa
1970s 0.768 kg/cap 0.274 kg/cap 0.494 kg/cap Africa
1980s 0.789 kg/cap 0.993 kg/cap 0.204 kg/cap Indonesia
1990s 0.646 kg/cap 1.4 kg/cap 0.749 kg/cap Indonesia
2000s 0.554 kg/cap 2.62 kg/cap 2.07 kg/cap Indonesia
2010s 0.594 kg/cap 6.32 kg/cap 5.73 kg/cap Indonesia
2020s 0.698 kg/cap 7.28 kg/cap 6.58 kg/cap Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Africa or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 6.93 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 Indonesia?
6.24 kg/cap, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Indonesia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Africa and Indonesia rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Africa ranks 23rd and Indonesia ranks 29th of 40 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