Eastern Asia vs Japan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled

Eastern Asia
968,455 t
in 2024
Japan
228,019 t
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
49th
Japan rank
47th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • Japan
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 968,455 t against 228,019 t in Japan, a difference of 740,436 t.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 4.2 times Japan's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Eastern Asia ranks 49th and Japan ranks 47th of 59 groups.

Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 858,379 t 4,258 t 854,122 t Eastern Asia
1970s 1.24 million t 29,500 t 1.21 million t Eastern Asia
1980s 2.80 million t 122,880 t 2.68 million t Eastern Asia
1990s 3.74 million t 194,650 t 3.54 million t Eastern Asia
2000s 1.63 million t 272,565 t 1.36 million t Eastern Asia
2010s 1.09 million t 259,884 t 828,823 t Eastern Asia
2020s 1.01 million t 259,103 t 752,762 t Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled, Eastern Asia or Japan?
Eastern Asia, at 968,455 t against 228,019 t in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled between Eastern Asia and Japan?
740,436 t, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Japan?
60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eastern Asia and Japan rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
Eastern Asia ranks 49th and Japan ranks 47th of 59 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
277 places, 14,201 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.