Jordan vs Uruguay: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Jordan
28.53 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Uruguay
32.41 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Jordan rank
39th
Uruguay rank
36th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Jordan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 32.41 kilograms per hectare against 28.53 kilograms per hectare in Jordan, a difference of 3.88 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 36th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.38 kilograms per hectare | 1.63 kilograms per hectare | 2.75 kilograms per hectare | Jordan |
| 1970s | 2.56 kilograms per hectare | 2.63 kilograms per hectare | 0.067 kilograms per hectare | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 5.4 kilograms per hectare | 1.92 kilograms per hectare | 3.48 kilograms per hectare | Jordan |
| 1990s | 9.76 kilograms per hectare | 3.33 kilograms per hectare | 6.43 kilograms per hectare | Jordan |
| 2000s | 20.13 kilograms per hectare | 2.26 kilograms per hectare | 17.87 kilograms per hectare | Jordan |
| 2010s | 15.41 kilograms per hectare | 21.41 kilograms per hectare | 6.01 kilograms per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 17.17 kilograms per hectare | 29.96 kilograms per hectare | 12.79 kilograms per hectare | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Jordan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 32.41 kilograms per hectare against 28.53 kilograms per hectare in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Jordan and Uruguay?
- 3.88 kilograms per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Uruguay?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Uruguay rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Jordan ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 36th 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.