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Nutrient potash k2o (total) - Use per area of cropland (kilograms per hectare)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data200 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
19.7kilograms per hectare
Median: 7.4kilograms per hectare
Countries Covered
200
with available data
Highest
Faroe Islands
251.7kilograms per hectare
Lowest
Solomon Islands
0.0kilograms per hectare
Top 5 Countries
1Faroe Islands251.7kilograms per hectare
2Kuwait180.0kilograms per hectare
3Malaysia180.0kilograms per hectare
4Taiwan, Province of China127.6kilograms per hectare
5Brazil124.4kilograms per hectare
By Region
Asia48.2kilograms per hectare(27 countries)
South America41.6kilograms per hectare(7 countries)
Europe20.5kilograms per hectare(32 countries)
North America18.9kilograms per hectare(4 countries)
Oceania14.4kilograms per hectare(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0kilograms per hectare)High (251.7kilograms per hectare)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 19.7kilograms per hectare)

Asia (27)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Other (119)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Faroe Islands251.7kilograms per hectare
2Kuwait180.0kilograms per hectare
3Malaysia180.0kilograms per hectare
4Taiwan, Province of China127.6kilograms per hectare
5Brazil124.4kilograms per hectare
6Costa Rica122.3kilograms per hectare
7Qatar100.9kilograms per hectare
8Oman95.0kilograms per hectare
9Belarus89.7kilograms per hectare
10Israel89.5kilograms per hectare
11Colombia70.5kilograms per hectare
12People's Republic of China69.1kilograms per hectare
13Ireland68.8kilograms per hectare
14Hong Kong67.3kilograms per hectare
15Bangladesh63.0kilograms per hectare
16South Korea61.2kilograms per hectare
17Bermuda58.3kilograms per hectare
18French Guiana56.9kilograms per hectare
19Paraguay56.5kilograms per hectare
20Belgium55.6kilograms per hectare
21New Caledonia54.4kilograms per hectare
22Thailand50.3kilograms per hectare
23Norway48.0kilograms per hectare
24Ecuador47.0kilograms per hectare
25Belize45.1kilograms per hectare
26Indonesia44.5kilograms per hectare
27Japan43.9kilograms per hectare
28Trinidad and Tobago41.6kilograms per hectare
29Uzbekistan41.2kilograms per hectare
30Singapore35.9kilograms per hectare
31Vietnam35.7kilograms per hectare
32Croatia34.5kilograms per hectare
33Egypt33.8kilograms per hectare
34Montenegro33.7kilograms per hectare
35Mauritius32.9kilograms per hectare
36Uruguay32.4kilograms per hectare
37Honduras31.8kilograms per hectare
38Sri Lanka30.5kilograms per hectare
39Jordan28.5kilograms per hectare
40Netherlands27.8kilograms per hectare
41Poland27.7kilograms per hectare
42Cyprus26.8kilograms per hectare
43Guatemala25.1kilograms per hectare
44United States of America24.8kilograms per hectare
45Bahrain23.9kilograms per hectare
46Brunei Darussalam23.4kilograms per hectare
47Germany22.9kilograms per hectare
48Philippines22.9kilograms per hectare
49United Kingdom22.7kilograms per hectare
50Portugal22.3kilograms per hectare
51New Zealand22.2kilograms per hectare
52Saudi Arabia22.1kilograms per hectare
53Lithuania21.8kilograms per hectare
54Panama21.4kilograms per hectare
55Canada20.5kilograms per hectare
56Denmark20.5kilograms per hectare
57Bosnia and Herzegovina19.5kilograms per hectare
58Guyana19.2kilograms per hectare
59Slovenia19.0kilograms per hectare
60Spain18.5kilograms per hectare
61Latvia18.5kilograms per hectare
62Malta18.3kilograms per hectare
63Serbia18.2kilograms per hectare
64Switzerland17.9kilograms per hectare
65Fiji17.6kilograms per hectare
66Bahamas17.1kilograms per hectare
67Iceland16.1kilograms per hectare
68Eswatini15.3kilograms per hectare
69United Arab Emirates15.3kilograms per hectare
70Austria15.1kilograms per hectare
71South Africa15.0kilograms per hectare
72Italy14.7kilograms per hectare
73Lebanon14.6kilograms per hectare
74Dominican Republic14.3kilograms per hectare
75Greece14.2kilograms per hectare
76Peru13.5kilograms per hectare
77Seychelles13.1kilograms per hectare
78Gabon13.0kilograms per hectare
79Botswana12.4kilograms per hectare
80Maldives12.3kilograms per hectare
81France12.3kilograms per hectare
82Nicaragua12.2kilograms per hectare
83Hungary11.9kilograms per hectare
84Finland11.8kilograms per hectare
85Estonia11.4kilograms per hectare
86Saint Lucia11.2kilograms per hectare
87India11.2kilograms per hectare
88Romania10.9kilograms per hectare
89Papua New Guinea10.8kilograms per hectare
90Vanuatu10.7kilograms per hectare
91Sweden10.1kilograms per hectare
92Slovakia9.9kilograms per hectare
93Lao People's Democratic Republic9.3kilograms per hectare
94Kenya9.0kilograms per hectare
95Suriname8.8kilograms per hectare
96Turkmenistan8.5kilograms per hectare
97Georgia8.1kilograms per hectare
98Jamaica8.0kilograms per hectare
99Czech Republic7.6kilograms per hectare
100Luxembourg7.5kilograms per hectare
101Bulgaria7.4kilograms per hectare
102Malawi7.2kilograms per hectare
103State of Palestine6.9kilograms per hectare
104Australia6.6kilograms per hectare
105Myanmar6.6kilograms per hectare
106Türkiye6.1kilograms per hectare
107Cameroon6.1kilograms per hectare
108Ukraine5.6kilograms per hectare
109The Republic of North Macedonia5.6kilograms per hectare
110Morocco5.4kilograms per hectare
111Senegal5.3kilograms per hectare
112Mexico5.0kilograms per hectare
113Republic of the Congo4.9kilograms per hectare
114Rwanda4.9kilograms per hectare
115Martinique4.8kilograms per hectare
116Grenada4.8kilograms per hectare
117Aruba4.8kilograms per hectare
118Puerto Rico4.8kilograms per hectare
119Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.8kilograms per hectare
120Benin4.8kilograms per hectare
121North Korea4.7kilograms per hectare
122El Salvador4.5kilograms per hectare
123Burkina Faso4.4kilograms per hectare
124Ghana4.4kilograms per hectare
125Cote d'Ivoire4.3kilograms per hectare
126Moldova, Republic of4.3kilograms per hectare
127Russian Federation4.3kilograms per hectare
128Barbados4.3kilograms per hectare
129Zambia4.1kilograms per hectare
130Togo3.5kilograms per hectare
131Nepal3.4kilograms per hectare
132Islamic Republic of Iran3.4kilograms per hectare
133Albania3.2kilograms per hectare
134Algeria3.1kilograms per hectare
135Armenia3.0kilograms per hectare
136Venezuela2.6kilograms per hectare
137Azerbaijan2.5kilograms per hectare
138Cambodia2.5kilograms per hectare
139Chile2.5kilograms per hectare
140Micronesia, Federated States of2.4kilograms per hectare
141French Polynesia2.3kilograms per hectare
142Burundi2.2kilograms per hectare
143Liberia2.2kilograms per hectare
144Mauritania2.2kilograms per hectare
145Guinea-Bissau2.2kilograms per hectare
146Mozambique2.1kilograms per hectare
147Chad2.1kilograms per hectare
148Equatorial Guinea2.1kilograms per hectare
149Sao Tome and Principe2.1kilograms per hectare
150Reunion1.9kilograms per hectare
151Djibouti1.8kilograms per hectare
152Haiti1.6kilograms per hectare
153Republic of The Gambia1.6kilograms per hectare
154Angola1.5kilograms per hectare
155Pakistan1.5kilograms per hectare
156Bhutan1.4kilograms per hectare
157Mali1.3kilograms per hectare
158Lesotho1.2kilograms per hectare
159Libya1.1kilograms per hectare
160Zimbabwe1.1kilograms per hectare
161United Republic of Tanzania1.1kilograms per hectare
162Cuba1.0kilograms per hectare
163Yemen0.9kilograms per hectare
164Argentina0.9kilograms per hectare
165Madagascar0.9kilograms per hectare
166Tunisia0.8kilograms per hectare
167Bolivia0.8kilograms per hectare
168Iraq0.7kilograms per hectare
169Saint Kitts and Nevis0.7kilograms per hectare
170Uganda0.7kilograms per hectare
171Comoros0.7kilograms per hectare
172Nigeria0.5kilograms per hectare
173Sierra Leone0.5kilograms per hectare
174Cape Verde0.5kilograms per hectare
175Namibia0.4kilograms per hectare
176Syrian Arab Republic0.4kilograms per hectare
177Tonga0.4kilograms per hectare
178Tuvalu0.4kilograms per hectare
179Kyrgyzstan0.4kilograms per hectare
180Democratic Republic of the Congo0.3kilograms per hectare
181Tajikistan0.2kilograms per hectare
182Niger0.1kilograms per hectare
183Palau0.1kilograms per hectare
184Ethiopia0.1kilograms per hectare
185Kazakhstan0.1kilograms per hectare
186Sudan0.1kilograms per hectare
187Guinea0.0kilograms per hectare
188Samoa0.0kilograms per hectare
189Central African Republic0.0kilograms per hectare
190Cook Islands0.0kilograms per hectare
191Dominica0.0kilograms per hectare
192Eritrea0.0kilograms per hectare
193Kiribati0.0kilograms per hectare
194Guadeloupe0.0kilograms per hectare
195Mongolia0.0kilograms per hectare
196Nauru0.0kilograms per hectare
197South Sudan0.0kilograms per hectare
198Afghanistan0.0kilograms per hectare
199Antigua and Barbuda0.0kilograms per hectare
200Solomon Islands0.0kilograms per hectare
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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