Least Developed Countries (LDCs) vs Türkiye: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
0.82 kg/cap
in 2024
Türkiye
1.79 kg/cap
in 2024
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
8th
Türkiye rank
5th

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

  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
  • Türkiye
00.511.52196119922024

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 1.79 kg/cap against 0.82 kg/cap in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 0.97 kg/cap.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 2.2 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Türkiye ahead.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 5th of 19 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Türkiye Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0744 kg/cap 0.1667 kg/cap 0.0922 kg/cap Türkiye
1970s 0.177 kg/cap 0.358 kg/cap 0.181 kg/cap Türkiye
1980s 0.215 kg/cap 0.701 kg/cap 0.486 kg/cap Türkiye
1990s 0.282 kg/cap 1.14 kg/cap 0.859 kg/cap Türkiye
2000s 0.359 kg/cap 1.24 kg/cap 0.883 kg/cap Türkiye
2010s 0.631 kg/cap 1.38 kg/cap 0.752 kg/cap Türkiye
2020s 0.782 kg/cap 1.61 kg/cap 0.832 kg/cap Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 1.79 kg/cap against 0.82 kg/cap in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Türkiye?
0.97 kg/cap, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Türkiye?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Türkiye rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 5th of 19 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