Germany vs Japan: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled

Germany
340,278 t
in 2024
Japan
209,600 t
in 2024
Germany rank
20th
Japan rank
23rd

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 340,278 t against 209,600 t in Japan, a difference of 130,678 t.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 20th and Japan ranks 23rd of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 1.68 million t 606,044 t 1.07 million t Germany
1970s 1.77 million t 637,800 t 1.13 million t Germany
1980s 1.51 million t 585,780 t 923,676 t Germany
1990s 685,247 t 461,310 t 223,937 t Germany
2000s 441,632 t 347,790 t 93,842 t Germany
2010s 420,675 t 284,810 t 135,865 t Germany
2020s 330,348 t 209,600 t 120,748 t Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, Germany or Japan?
Germany, at 340,278 t against 209,600 t in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between Germany and Japan?
130,678 t, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
Germany ranks 20th and Japan ranks 23rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,383 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use with 124 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.