Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 2,915 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 2,915 t.
The figure is down 86.6% on the previous year and down 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 163,100 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 164th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 12,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10,000 t | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 3,000 t | -70.0% |
| 1965 | 3,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 t | -33.3% |
| 1973 | 4,000 t | +100.0% |
| 1974 | 24,900 t | +522.5% |
| 1975 | 7,300 t | -70.7% |
| 1976 | 15,800 t | +116.4% |
| 1977 | 9,200 t | -41.8% |
| 1978 | 9,100 t | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 4,600 t | -49.5% |
| 1980 | 9,200 t | +100.0% |
| 1981 | 9,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5,100 t | -44.6% |
| 1983 | 13,800 t | +170.6% |
| 1984 | 10,000 t | -27.5% |
| 1985 | 9,200 t | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 11,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 9,250 t | -19.6% |
| 1988 | 7,000 t | -24.3% |
| 1989 | 3,500 t | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 9,200 t | — |
| 1992 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 0 t | — |
| 1995 | 22,000 t | — |
| 1996 | 400 t | -98.2% |
| 1997 | 77,300 t | +19225.0% |
| 1998 | 56,300 t | -27.2% |
| 1999 | 80,000 t | +42.1% |
| 2000 | 135,000 t | +68.8% |
| 2001 | 163,100 t | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 71,780 t | -56.0% |
| 2003 | 50,116 t | -30.2% |
| 2004 | 32,278 t | -35.6% |
| 2005 | 33,769 t | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 52,616 t | +55.8% |
| 2007 | 20,361 t | -61.3% |
| 2008 | 19,733 t | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 45,408 t | +130.1% |
| 2010 | 71,843 t | +58.2% |
| 2011 | 108,679 t | +51.3% |
| 2012 | 61,231 t | -43.7% |
| 2013 | 70,368 t | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 47,031 t | -33.2% |
| 2015 | 28,880 t | -38.6% |
| 2016 | 63,147 t | +118.7% |
| 2017 | 54,401 t | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 113,946 t | +109.5% |
| 2019 | 46,356 t | -59.3% |
| 2020 | 7,350 t | -84.1% |
| 2021 | 14,779 t | +101.1% |
| 2022 | 4,641 t | -68.6% |
| 2023 | 21,700 t | +367.6% |
| 2024 | 2,915 t | -86.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +19225.0% | 400 t | 77,300 t |
| 1974 | +522.5% | 4,000 t | 24,900 t |
| 2023 | +367.6% | 4,641 t | 21,700 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,000 t | 2,000 t | 12,000 t | 8 |
| 1970s | 10,700 t | 4,000 t | 24,900 t | 7 |
| 1980s | 8,775 t | 3,500 t | 13,800 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,520 t | 0 t | 80,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,416 t | 19,733 t | 163,100 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,588 t | 28,880 t | 113,946 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,277 t | 2,915 t | 21,700 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) — import quantity, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, 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) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 163,100 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 164th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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.