What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Bhutan and Pakistan?

0.08 kilograms per hectare, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Pakistan?

24 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.

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.

Bhutan vs Pakistan: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Bhutan

1.4 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Pakistan

1.48 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Bhutan rank

157th

Pakistan rank

156th

Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Bhutan
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 1.48 kilograms per hectare against 1.4 kilograms per hectare in Bhutan, a difference of 0.08 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Pakistan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 157th and Pakistan ranks 156th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.305 kilograms per hectare	0.835 kilograms per hectare	0.53 kilograms per hectare	Pakistan
2000s	1.13 kilograms per hectare	0.8787 kilograms per hectare	0.2538 kilograms per hectare	Bhutan
2010s	1.83 kilograms per hectare	1.1 kilograms per hectare	0.731 kilograms per hectare	Bhutan
2020s	1.73 kilograms per hectare	1.73 kilograms per hectare	0.0025 kilograms per hectare	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Bhutan or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 1.48 kilograms per hectare against 1.4 kilograms per hectare in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Bhutan and Pakistan?: 0.08 kilograms per hectare, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Pakistan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Pakistan rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Bhutan ranks 157th and Pakistan ranks 156th 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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Indicator: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 9,745 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average potash fertilizer application rate, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.