Eastern Africa vs France: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Eastern Africa
0.35 kg/cap
in 2024
France
5.92 kg/cap
in 2024
Eastern Africa rank
31st
France rank
34th

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

  • Eastern Africa
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 5.92 kg/cap against 0.35 kg/cap in Eastern Africa, a difference of 5.57 kg/cap.

That makes France's figure about 16.9 times Eastern Africa's.

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

Eastern Africa ranks 31st and France ranks 34th of 40 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa France Difference Ahead
1960s 0.43 kg/cap 21.11 kg/cap 20.68 kg/cap France
1970s 0.56 kg/cap 29.72 kg/cap 29.16 kg/cap France
1980s 0.478 kg/cap 33.01 kg/cap 32.53 kg/cap France
1990s 0.388 kg/cap 25.26 kg/cap 24.87 kg/cap France
2000s 0.3 kg/cap 12.59 kg/cap 12.29 kg/cap France
2010s 0.304 kg/cap 6.92 kg/cap 6.61 kg/cap France
2020s 0.324 kg/cap 6.09 kg/cap 5.77 kg/cap France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Eastern Africa or France?
France, at 5.92 kg/cap against 0.35 kg/cap in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Eastern Africa and France?
5.57 kg/cap, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and France?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eastern Africa and France rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Eastern Africa ranks 31st and France ranks 34th 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