Benin vs Republic of Korea: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Benin
1.76 kg/cap
in 2024
Republic of Korea
1.8 kg/cap
in 2024
Benin rank
84th
Republic of Korea rank
82nd

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

  • Benin
  • Republic of Korea
0246196119922024

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 1.8 kg/cap against 1.76 kg/cap in Benin, a difference of 0.04 kg/cap.

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

Benin ranks 84th and Republic of Korea ranks 82nd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3256 kg/cap 1.64 kg/cap 1.31 kg/cap Republic of Korea
1970s 0.403 kg/cap 3.9 kg/cap 3.49 kg/cap Republic of Korea
1980s 0.323 kg/cap 5.06 kg/cap 4.74 kg/cap Republic of Korea
1990s 0.865 kg/cap 5.43 kg/cap 4.57 kg/cap Republic of Korea
2000s 0.414 kg/cap 3.6 kg/cap 3.19 kg/cap Republic of Korea
2010s 0.756 kg/cap 2.9 kg/cap 2.14 kg/cap Republic of Korea
2020s 1.95 kg/cap 1.81 kg/cap 0.138 kg/cap Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Benin or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 1.8 kg/cap against 1.76 kg/cap in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Benin and Republic of Korea?
0.04 kg/cap, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Republic of Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Benin and Republic of Korea rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Benin ranks 84th and Republic of Korea ranks 82nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benin vs Republic of Korea: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/nutrient-potash-k2o-total-use-per-capita/benin/republic-of-korea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/nutrient-potash-k2o-total-use-per-capita/benin/republic-of-korea/">Benin vs Republic of Korea: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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