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

South-Eastern Asia
6.08 kg/cap
in 2024
Uruguay
25.68 kg/cap
in 2024
South-Eastern Asia rank
4th
Uruguay rank
5th

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

  • South-Eastern Asia
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 25.68 kg/cap against 6.08 kg/cap in South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 19.6 kg/cap.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 4.2 times South-Eastern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

South-Eastern Asia ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 40 regions.

Across the 7 decades both report, South-Eastern Asia averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South-Eastern Asia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2744 kg/cap 1.52 kg/cap 1.24 kg/cap Uruguay
1970s 0.854 kg/cap 1.72 kg/cap 0.865 kg/cap Uruguay
1980s 1.63 kg/cap 0.974 kg/cap 0.657 kg/cap South-Eastern Asia
1990s 2.8 kg/cap 1.57 kg/cap 1.23 kg/cap South-Eastern Asia
2000s 3.76 kg/cap 1.16 kg/cap 2.6 kg/cap South-Eastern Asia
2010s 6.12 kg/cap 16.17 kg/cap 10.05 kg/cap Uruguay
2020s 7.09 kg/cap 21.87 kg/cap 14.79 kg/cap Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, South-Eastern Asia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 25.68 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 South-Eastern Asia and Uruguay?
19.6 kg/cap, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South-Eastern Asia and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do South-Eastern Asia and Uruguay rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
South-Eastern Asia ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 40 regions.
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