Argentina vs Cuba: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Argentina
0.89 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cuba
1.02 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Argentina rank
165th
Cuba rank
163rd
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Argentina
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.02 kilograms per hectare against 0.89 kilograms per hectare in Argentina, a difference of 0.13 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.
Argentina ranks 165th and Cuba ranks 163rd of 201 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2233 kilograms per hectare | 39.35 kilograms per hectare | 39.13 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.274 kilograms per hectare | 38.63 kilograms per hectare | 38.36 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.328 kilograms per hectare | 60.94 kilograms per hectare | 60.61 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.868 kilograms per hectare | 19.03 kilograms per hectare | 18.17 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.02 kilograms per hectare | 8.99 kilograms per hectare | 7.97 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.951 kilograms per hectare | 11.28 kilograms per hectare | 10.33 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.43 kilograms per hectare | 4.11 kilograms per hectare | 2.68 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Argentina or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 1.02 kilograms per hectare against 0.89 kilograms per hectare in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Argentina and Cuba?
- 0.13 kilograms per hectare, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Cuba?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Cuba rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Argentina ranks 165th and Cuba ranks 163rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average potash fertilizer application rate, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.