India vs Papua New Guinea: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
India
11.16 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
10.84 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
India rank
88th
Papua New Guinea rank
90th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- India
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
India currently reports 11.16 kilograms per hectare against 10.84 kilograms per hectare in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.32 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
India ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 90th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 kilograms per hectare | 0.44 kilograms per hectare | 0.5725 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 1970s | 2.33 kilograms per hectare | 2.62 kilograms per hectare | 0.287 kilograms per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.84 kilograms per hectare | 3.93 kilograms per hectare | 0.918 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 1990s | 7.18 kilograms per hectare | 2.82 kilograms per hectare | 4.36 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 2000s | 13.45 kilograms per hectare | 3.13 kilograms per hectare | 10.32 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 2010s | 15.29 kilograms per hectare | 10.09 kilograms per hectare | 5.2 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 2020s | 13.79 kilograms per hectare | 8.48 kilograms per hectare | 5.31 kilograms per hectare | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, India or Papua New Guinea?
- India, at 11.16 kilograms per hectare against 10.84 kilograms per hectare in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between India and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.32 kilograms per hectare, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- India ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 90th 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.