Americas vs Türkiye: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Americas
14.92 kg/cap
in 2024
Türkiye
1.79 kg/cap
in 2024
Americas rank
2nd
Türkiye rank
5th

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

  • Americas
  • Türkiye
051015196119922024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 14.92 kg/cap against 1.79 kg/cap in Türkiye, a difference of 13.13 kg/cap.

That makes Americas's figure about 8.3 times Türkiye's.

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

Americas ranks 2nd and Türkiye ranks 5th of 29 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Türkiye Difference Ahead
1960s 7.05 kg/cap 0.1667 kg/cap 6.88 kg/cap Americas
1970s 10.49 kg/cap 0.358 kg/cap 10.13 kg/cap Americas
1980s 10.55 kg/cap 0.701 kg/cap 9.85 kg/cap Americas
1990s 9.74 kg/cap 1.14 kg/cap 8.6 kg/cap Americas
2000s 10.2 kg/cap 1.24 kg/cap 8.95 kg/cap Americas
2010s 11.94 kg/cap 1.38 kg/cap 10.55 kg/cap Americas
2020s 14.3 kg/cap 1.61 kg/cap 12.69 kg/cap Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Americas or Türkiye?
Americas, at 14.92 kg/cap against 1.79 kg/cap in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Americas and Türkiye?
13.13 kg/cap, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Türkiye?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Türkiye rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Americas ranks 2nd and Türkiye ranks 5th 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