Ghana vs Zambia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Ghana
1.37 kg/cap
in 2024
Zambia
1.47 kg/cap
in 2024
Ghana rank
92nd
Zambia rank
90th

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

  • Ghana
  • Zambia
01234196119922024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.47 kg/cap against 1.37 kg/cap in Ghana, a difference of 0.1 kg/cap.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Ghana ranks 92nd and Zambia ranks 90th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0611 kg/cap 0.5444 kg/cap 0.4833 kg/cap Zambia
1970s 0.301 kg/cap 1.31 kg/cap 1.01 kg/cap Zambia
1980s 0.303 kg/cap 1.09 kg/cap 0.792 kg/cap Zambia
1990s 0.186 kg/cap 0.981 kg/cap 0.795 kg/cap Zambia
2000s 1.02 kg/cap 1.76 kg/cap 0.74 kg/cap Zambia
2010s 1.31 kg/cap 1.12 kg/cap 0.181 kg/cap Ghana
2020s 1.39 kg/cap 1.63 kg/cap 0.238 kg/cap Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Ghana or Zambia?
Zambia, at 1.47 kg/cap against 1.37 kg/cap in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Ghana and Zambia?
0.1 kg/cap, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Ghana ranks 92nd and Zambia ranks 90th of 195 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