Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Japan
Japan: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 209,600 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Japan recorded 209,600 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Japan peaked at 736,000 t in 1979 and was at its lowest, 209,600 t, in 2020.
Japan ranks 23rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Japan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 496,780 t | — |
| 1962 | 541,840 t | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 602,180 t | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 584,500 t | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 613,000 t | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 618,800 t | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 658,800 t | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 670,200 t | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 668,300 t | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 610,500 t | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 577,600 t | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 599,600 t | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 630,900 t | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 667,400 t | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 525,000 t | -21.3% |
| 1976 | 647,000 t | +23.2% |
| 1977 | 661,000 t | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 723,000 t | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 736,000 t | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 512,000 t | -30.4% |
| 1981 | 535,000 t | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 580,500 t | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 632,400 t | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 630,700 t | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 613,000 t | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 606,600 t | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 601,600 t | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 577,000 t | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 569,000 t | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 536,000 t | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 480,000 t | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 513,000 t | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 489,100 t | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 479,500 t | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 482,200 t | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 441,200 t | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 422,000 t | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 381,300 t | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 388,800 t | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 381,900 t | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 359,000 t | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 339,000 t | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 348,000 t | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 347,200 t | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 359,600 t | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 357,000 t | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 432,700 t | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 318,100 t | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 235,400 t | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 284,800 t | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 298,100 t | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 323,500 t | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 319,800 t | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 314,700 t | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 243,200 t | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 271,700 t | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 272,000 t | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 270,000 t | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 250,300 t | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 209,600 t | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 209,600 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 209,600 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 209,600 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 209,600 t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 606,044 t | 496,780 t | 670,200 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 637,800 t | 525,000 t | 736,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 585,780 t | 512,000 t | 632,400 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 461,310 t | 381,300 t | 536,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 347,790 t | 235,400 t | 432,700 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 284,810 t | 243,200 t | 323,500 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 209,600 t | 209,600 t | 209,600 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0.0016 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0003 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Japan?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Japan was 209,600 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 736,000 t in 1979.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 209,600 t in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 23rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use with 124 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 potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use with 124 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.