Türkiye vs United States of America: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Türkiye
1.79 kg/cap
in 2024
United States of America
12.36 kg/cap
in 2024
Türkiye rank
5th
United States of America rank
4th

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

  • Türkiye
  • United States of America
0510152025196119922024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 12.36 kg/cap against 1.79 kg/cap in Türkiye, a difference of 10.57 kg/cap.

That makes United States of America's figure about 6.9 times Türkiye's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Türkiye ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 4th of 19 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Türkiye United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1667 kg/cap 14.47 kg/cap 14.31 kg/cap United States of America
1970s 0.358 kg/cap 21.13 kg/cap 20.77 kg/cap United States of America
1980s 0.701 kg/cap 20.23 kg/cap 19.53 kg/cap United States of America
1990s 1.14 kg/cap 17.57 kg/cap 16.43 kg/cap United States of America
2000s 1.24 kg/cap 14.71 kg/cap 13.46 kg/cap United States of America
2010s 1.38 kg/cap 13.62 kg/cap 12.24 kg/cap United States of America
2020s 1.61 kg/cap 12.85 kg/cap 11.24 kg/cap United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Türkiye or United States of America?
United States of America, at 12.36 kg/cap against 1.79 kg/cap in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Türkiye and United States of America?
10.57 kg/cap, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and United States of America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Türkiye and United States of America rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Türkiye ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 4th of 19 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