Japan vs Western Europe (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled

Japan
242,933 t
in 2024
Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
1.20 million t
in 2024
Japan rank
25th
Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) rank
28th

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

  • Japan
  • Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922024

How they compare

Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 1.20 million t against 242,933 t in Japan, a difference of 956,707 t.

That makes Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 4.9 times Japan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 25th and Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 28th of 216 countries.

Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) Difference Ahead
1990s 453,100 t 1.04 million t 585,708 t Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
2000s 466,360 t 1.17 million t 708,513 t Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
2010s 374,720 t 1.36 million t 985,090 t Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
2020s 299,698 t 1.12 million t 817,514 t Western Europe (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 Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
Western Europe (excluding intra-trade), at 1.20 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 Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
956,707 t, with Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Japan and Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 25th and Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 28th 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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Indicator
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
Last refreshed

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.