Argentina vs Yemen: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Argentina
0.89 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Yemen
0.9 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Argentina rank
165th
Yemen rank
164th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Argentina
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.9 kilograms per hectare against 0.89 kilograms per hectare in Argentina, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 165th and Yemen ranks 164th of 201 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2722 kilograms per hectare | 0.2056 kilograms per hectare | 0.0667 kilograms per hectare | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.328 kilograms per hectare | 0.119 kilograms per hectare | 0.209 kilograms per hectare | Argentina |
| 1990s | 0.7812 kilograms per hectare | 0.515 kilograms per hectare | 0.2662 kilograms per hectare | Argentina |
| 2000s | 1.02 kilograms per hectare | 0.609 kilograms per hectare | 0.414 kilograms per hectare | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.951 kilograms per hectare | 0.728 kilograms per hectare | 0.223 kilograms per hectare | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1.43 kilograms per hectare | 1.17 kilograms per hectare | 0.26 kilograms per hectare | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Argentina or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.9 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 Yemen?
- 0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Yemen?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Yemen rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Argentina ranks 165th and Yemen ranks 164th 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.