Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 2,915 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 2,915 t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 86.6% on the previous year and down 97.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 659,000 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2,915 t, in 2024.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 156th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 84,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 104,000 t | +23.8% |
| 1963 | 108,000 t | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 110,000 t | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 115,000 t | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 121,000 t | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 130,000 t | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 132,000 t | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 152,000 t | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 205,000 t | +34.9% |
| 1971 | 216,600 t | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 224,900 t | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 244,000 t | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 251,900 t | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 264,000 t | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 385,800 t | +46.1% |
| 1977 | 442,800 t | +14.8% |
| 1978 | 535,000 t | +20.8% |
| 1979 | 540,000 t | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 550,000 t | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 564,100 t | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 564,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 582,800 t | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 597,000 t | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 623,000 t | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 605,000 t | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 602,000 t | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 634,000 t | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 644,000 t | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 655,400 t | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 659,000 t | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 652,500 t | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 636,000 t | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 300,000 t | -52.8% |
| 1995 | 84,000 t | -72.0% |
| 1996 | 72,400 t | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 149,300 t | +106.2% |
| 1998 | 128,300 t | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 152,000 t | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 165,000 t | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 186,400 t | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 72,519 t | -61.1% |
| 2003 | 50,958 t | -29.7% |
| 2004 | 99,277 t | +94.8% |
| 2005 | 88,583 t | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 117,561 t | +32.7% |
| 2007 | 81,730 t | -30.5% |
| 2008 | 82,570 t | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 110,159 t | +33.4% |
| 2010 | 136,843 t | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 172,278 t | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 126,156 t | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 134,212 t | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 111,817 t | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 93,593 t | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 128,051 t | +36.8% |
| 2017 | 119,226 t | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 178,918 t | +50.1% |
| 2019 | 68,803 t | -61.5% |
| 2020 | 29,843 t | -56.6% |
| 2021 | 19,379 t | -35.1% |
| 2022 | 4,221 t | -78.2% |
| 2023 | 21,697 t | +414.0% |
| 2024 | 2,915 t | -86.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +414.0% | 4,221 t | 21,697 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117,333 t | 84,000 t | 152,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 331,000 t | 205,000 t | 540,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 596,600 t | 550,000 t | 644,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 348,890 t | 72,400 t | 659,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 105,476 t | 50,958 t | 186,400 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 126,990 t | 68,803 t | 178,918 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,611 t | 2,915 t | 29,843 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.26 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.45 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.35 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 12,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,460 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 2,915 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 659,000 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,915 t in 2024.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 156th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 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.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 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.