Malaysia vs South-Eastern Asia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Malaysia
27.81 kg/cap
in 2024
South-Eastern Asia
6.08 kg/cap
in 2024
Malaysia rank
4th
South-Eastern Asia rank
4th

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

  • Malaysia
  • South-Eastern Asia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 27.81 kg/cap against 6.08 kg/cap in South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 21.73 kg/cap.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 4.6 times South-Eastern Asia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 4th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 4th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia South-Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.57 kg/cap 0.2744 kg/cap 2.29 kg/cap Malaysia
1970s 10.14 kg/cap 0.854 kg/cap 9.29 kg/cap Malaysia
1980s 19.56 kg/cap 1.63 kg/cap 17.93 kg/cap Malaysia
1990s 30.63 kg/cap 2.8 kg/cap 27.83 kg/cap Malaysia
2000s 27.83 kg/cap 3.83 kg/cap 24 kg/cap Malaysia
2010s 29.9 kg/cap 6.12 kg/cap 23.78 kg/cap Malaysia
2020s 31.73 kg/cap 7.09 kg/cap 24.64 kg/cap Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Malaysia or South-Eastern Asia?
Malaysia, at 27.81 kg/cap against 6.08 kg/cap in South-Eastern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Malaysia and South-Eastern Asia?
21.73 kg/cap, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South-Eastern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Malaysia ranks 4th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 4th 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