Japan vs Northern America (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- Japan
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
How they compare
Northern America (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 1.30 million t against 242,933 t in Japan, a difference of 1.06 million t.
That makes Northern America (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 5.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 25th and Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 25th of 216 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Northern America (excluding intra-trade) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Northern America (excluding intra-trade) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 453,100 t | 405,030 t | 48,070 t | Japan |
| 2000s | 466,360 t | 500,407 t | 34,048 t | Northern America (excluding intra-trade) |
| 2010s | 374,720 t | 909,372 t | 534,652 t | Northern America (excluding intra-trade) |
| 2020s | 299,698 t | 1.21 million t | 910,560 t | Northern America (excluding intra-trade) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled, Japan or Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade), at 1.30 million t against 242,933 t in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled between Japan and Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- 1.06 million t, with Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Northern America (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 25th and Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 25th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity with 83 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.