Eastern Asia vs New Zealand: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Eastern Asia
5.53 kg/cap
in 2024
New Zealand
25.36 kg/cap
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
8th
New Zealand rank
6th

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

  • Eastern Asia
  • New Zealand
0204060196119922024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 25.36 kg/cap against 5.53 kg/cap in Eastern Asia, a difference of 19.83 kg/cap.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 4.6 times Eastern Asia's.

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

Eastern Asia ranks 8th and New Zealand ranks 6th of 29 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8067 kg/cap 31.88 kg/cap 31.07 kg/cap New Zealand
1970s 0.925 kg/cap 44.96 kg/cap 44.03 kg/cap New Zealand
1980s 1.36 kg/cap 32.54 kg/cap 31.17 kg/cap New Zealand
1990s 2.29 kg/cap 34.32 kg/cap 32.03 kg/cap New Zealand
2000s 3.98 kg/cap 34.4 kg/cap 30.42 kg/cap New Zealand
2010s 6.23 kg/cap 27.72 kg/cap 21.49 kg/cap New Zealand
2020s 5.63 kg/cap 26.25 kg/cap 20.62 kg/cap New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Eastern Asia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 25.36 kg/cap against 5.53 kg/cap in Eastern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Eastern Asia and New Zealand?
19.83 kg/cap, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eastern Asia and New Zealand rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Eastern Asia ranks 8th and New Zealand ranks 6th of 29 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