Brazil vs South America: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita over time
- Brazil
- South America
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 41.94 kg/cap against 23.13 kg/cap in South America, a difference of 18.81 kg/cap.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.8 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 2nd and South America ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.32 kg/cap | 1.11 kg/cap | 0.2044 kg/cap | Brazil |
| 1970s | 5.96 kg/cap | 3.6 kg/cap | 2.36 kg/cap | Brazil |
| 1980s | 8.23 kg/cap | 5.09 kg/cap | 3.14 kg/cap | Brazil |
| 1990s | 11.25 kg/cap | 6.79 kg/cap | 4.46 kg/cap | Brazil |
| 2000s | 18.72 kg/cap | 10.79 kg/cap | 7.93 kg/cap | Brazil |
| 2010s | 27.22 kg/cap | 15.64 kg/cap | 11.57 kg/cap | Brazil |
| 2020s | 38.31 kg/cap | 21.2 kg/cap | 17.11 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 South America?
- Brazil, at 41.94 kg/cap against 23.13 kg/cap in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Brazil and South America?
- 18.81 kg/cap, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and South America rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and South America ranks 1st 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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About this data
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