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

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
0.45 kg/cap
in 2024
Latvia
13.5 kg/cap
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th
Latvia rank
14th

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

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Latvia
0510152025196119922024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 13.5 kg/cap against 0.45 kg/cap in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 13.05 kg/cap.

That makes Latvia's figure about 30.0 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Latvia ranks 14th of 19 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2525 kg/cap 9.95 kg/cap 9.7 kg/cap Latvia
2000s 1.42 kg/cap 5.88 kg/cap 4.46 kg/cap Latvia
2010s 1.23 kg/cap 13.2 kg/cap 11.97 kg/cap Latvia
2020s 0.456 kg/cap 15.99 kg/cap 15.53 kg/cap Latvia

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 Latvia?
Latvia, at 13.5 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 Latvia?
13.05 kg/cap, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Latvia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Latvia rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Latvia ranks 14th 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