Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Ireland: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
0.45 kg/cap
in 2024
Ireland
16.76 kg/cap
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th
Ireland rank
11th

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

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Ireland
0204060196119922024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 16.76 kg/cap against 0.45 kg/cap in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 16.31 kg/cap.

That makes Ireland's figure about 37.2 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 11th of 19 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7656 kg/cap 36.01 kg/cap 35.25 kg/cap Ireland
1970s 2.74 kg/cap 53.9 kg/cap 51.16 kg/cap Ireland
1980s 2.12 kg/cap 52.78 kg/cap 50.66 kg/cap Ireland
1990s 0.305 kg/cap 46.71 kg/cap 46.4 kg/cap Ireland
2000s 1.42 kg/cap 27.16 kg/cap 25.74 kg/cap Ireland
2010s 1.23 kg/cap 22.01 kg/cap 20.78 kg/cap Ireland
2020s 0.456 kg/cap 19.8 kg/cap 19.34 kg/cap Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Ireland?
Ireland, at 16.76 kg/cap against 0.45 kg/cap in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Ireland?
16.31 kg/cap, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Ireland rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 11th of 19 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