South America vs Viet Nam: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

South America
23.13 kg/cap
in 2024
Viet Nam
4.15 kg/cap
in 2024
South America rank
1st
Viet Nam rank
1st

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

  • South America
  • Viet Nam
0510152025196119922024

How they compare

South America currently reports 23.13 kg/cap against 4.15 kg/cap in Viet Nam, a difference of 18.98 kg/cap.

That makes South America's figure about 5.6 times Viet Nam's.

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

South America ranks 1st and Viet Nam ranks 1st of 29 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South America Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 1.11 kg/cap 0.18 kg/cap 0.9322 kg/cap South America
1970s 3.6 kg/cap 0.678 kg/cap 2.93 kg/cap South America
1980s 5.09 kg/cap 0.61 kg/cap 4.48 kg/cap South America
1990s 6.79 kg/cap 1.6 kg/cap 5.19 kg/cap South America
2000s 10.79 kg/cap 4.6 kg/cap 6.19 kg/cap South America
2010s 15.64 kg/cap 6.3 kg/cap 9.34 kg/cap South America
2020s 21.2 kg/cap 5.7 kg/cap 15.5 kg/cap South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, South America or Viet Nam?
South America, at 23.13 kg/cap against 4.15 kg/cap in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between South America and Viet Nam?
18.98 kg/cap, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Viet Nam?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do South America and Viet Nam rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
South America ranks 1st and Viet Nam ranks 1st 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