Brazil vs Northern America: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Brazil
41.94 kg/cap
in 2024
Northern America
13.25 kg/cap
in 2024
Brazil rank
2nd
Northern America rank
3rd

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

  • Brazil
  • Northern America
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 41.94 kg/cap against 13.25 kg/cap in Northern America, a difference of 28.69 kg/cap.

That makes Brazil's figure about 3.2 times Northern America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.

Brazil ranks 2nd and Northern America ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Northern America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 1.32 kg/cap 13.79 kg/cap 12.47 kg/cap Northern America
1970s 5.96 kg/cap 20.1 kg/cap 14.14 kg/cap Northern America
1980s 8.23 kg/cap 19.66 kg/cap 11.42 kg/cap Northern America
1990s 11.25 kg/cap 16.95 kg/cap 5.7 kg/cap Northern America
2000s 18.72 kg/cap 14.13 kg/cap 4.59 kg/cap Brazil
2010s 27.22 kg/cap 13.3 kg/cap 13.91 kg/cap Brazil
2020s 38.31 kg/cap 13.63 kg/cap 24.68 kg/cap Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Brazil or Northern America?
Brazil, at 41.94 kg/cap against 13.25 kg/cap in Northern America as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Brazil and Northern America?
28.69 kg/cap, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Northern America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Northern America rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Brazil ranks 2nd and Northern America ranks 3rd 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