Central America vs Thailand: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Central America
2.39 kg/cap
in 2024
Thailand
9.25 kg/cap
in 2024
Central America rank
13th
Thailand rank
18th

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

  • Central America
  • Thailand
051015196119922024

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 9.25 kg/cap against 2.39 kg/cap in Central America, a difference of 6.86 kg/cap.

That makes Thailand's figure about 3.9 times Central America's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Central America ahead.

Central America ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 18th of 40 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central America Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6111 kg/cap 0.2089 kg/cap 0.4022 kg/cap Central America
1970s 1.27 kg/cap 0.8 kg/cap 0.468 kg/cap Central America
1980s 1.45 kg/cap 1.58 kg/cap 0.132 kg/cap Thailand
1990s 1.74 kg/cap 4.13 kg/cap 2.39 kg/cap Thailand
2000s 2.18 kg/cap 5.05 kg/cap 2.88 kg/cap Thailand
2010s 2.46 kg/cap 7.75 kg/cap 5.29 kg/cap Thailand
2020s 2.49 kg/cap 11.24 kg/cap 8.74 kg/cap Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Central America or Thailand?
Thailand, at 9.25 kg/cap against 2.39 kg/cap in Central America as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Central America and Thailand?
6.86 kg/cap, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Thailand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Central America and Thailand rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Central America ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 18th of 40 groups.
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