Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Australia
15.03 kg/cap
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
16.72 kg/cap
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
Australia and New Zealand rank
12th

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

  • Australia
  • Australia and New Zealand
5101520196119922024

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 16.72 kg/cap against 15.03 kg/cap in Australia, a difference of 1.69 kg/cap.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 13th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th of 197 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 5.46 kg/cap 10.42 kg/cap 4.95 kg/cap Australia and New Zealand
1970s 7.48 kg/cap 14.26 kg/cap 6.78 kg/cap Australia and New Zealand
1980s 8.94 kg/cap 12.98 kg/cap 4.05 kg/cap Australia and New Zealand
1990s 10.89 kg/cap 14.83 kg/cap 3.94 kg/cap Australia and New Zealand
2000s 10.87 kg/cap 14.82 kg/cap 3.95 kg/cap Australia and New Zealand
2010s 9.71 kg/cap 12.64 kg/cap 2.93 kg/cap Australia and New Zealand
2020s 12.54 kg/cap 14.8 kg/cap 2.25 kg/cap Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand, at 16.72 kg/cap against 15.03 kg/cap in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
1.69 kg/cap, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Australia ranks 13th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th of 197 countries.
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