Japan vs Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade): Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity

Japan
342,171 t
in 2024
Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)
576,771 t
in 2024
Japan rank
19th
Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank
21st

Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity over time

  • Japan
  • Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)
500.0k1.0M1.5M200220132024

How they compare

Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 576,771 t against 342,171 t in Japan, a difference of 234,600 t.

That makes Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 1.7 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 19th and Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 21st of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) Difference Ahead
2000s 621,868 t 539,066 t 82,802 t Japan
2010s 506,739 t 931,470 t 424,731 t Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)
2020s 405,909 t 841,598 t 435,689 t Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity, Japan or Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade), at 576,771 t against 342,171 t in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity between Japan and Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
234,600 t, with Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Japan and Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity?
Japan ranks 19th and Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 21st of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 4,456 data points, 2002–2024
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