Australia vs Southern Europe: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Australia
15.03 kg/cap
in 2024
Southern Europe
4.89 kg/cap
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
Southern Europe rank
11th

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

  • Australia
  • Southern Europe
51015196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 15.03 kg/cap against 4.89 kg/cap in Southern Europe, a difference of 10.14 kg/cap.

That makes Australia's figure about 3.1 times Southern Europe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 13th and Southern Europe ranks 11th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 5.46 kg/cap 3.36 kg/cap 2.11 kg/cap Australia
1970s 7.48 kg/cap 5.95 kg/cap 1.53 kg/cap Australia
1980s 8.94 kg/cap 7.33 kg/cap 1.61 kg/cap Australia
1990s 10.89 kg/cap 7.23 kg/cap 3.65 kg/cap Australia
2000s 10.87 kg/cap 6.08 kg/cap 4.79 kg/cap Australia
2010s 9.71 kg/cap 4.45 kg/cap 5.26 kg/cap Australia
2020s 12.54 kg/cap 4.65 kg/cap 7.9 kg/cap Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Australia or Southern Europe?
Australia, at 15.03 kg/cap against 4.89 kg/cap in Southern Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Australia and Southern Europe?
10.14 kg/cap, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Southern Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Southern Europe rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Australia ranks 13th and Southern Europe ranks 11th 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