Japan vs Northern Europe: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled

Japan
242,933 t
in 2024
Northern Europe
1.29 million t
in 2024
Japan rank
25th
Northern Europe rank
27th

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • Northern Europe
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922024

How they compare

Northern Europe currently reports 1.29 million t against 242,933 t in Japan, a difference of 1.04 million t.

That makes Northern Europe's figure about 5.3 times Japan's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern Europe has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 25th and Northern Europe ranks 27th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Northern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 605,167 t 1.05 million t 442,357 t Northern Europe
1970s 657,080 t 1.28 million t 626,591 t Northern Europe
1980s 584,900 t 1.32 million t 735,537 t Northern Europe
1990s 453,100 t 1.28 million t 829,780 t Northern Europe
2000s 466,360 t 1.14 million t 671,862 t Northern Europe
2010s 374,720 t 1.09 million t 711,942 t Northern Europe
2020s 299,698 t 1.17 million t 874,310 t Northern Europe

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 Europe?
Northern Europe, at 1.29 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 Europe?
1.04 million t, with Northern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Northern Europe rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 25th and Northern Europe ranks 27th 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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Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
276 places, 13,888 data points, 1961–2024
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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.