Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 0 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1966–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 0 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 104,700 t in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1993.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 205th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 5,000 t | — |
| 1967 | 10,000 t | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 54,000 t | +440.0% |
| 1969 | 30,100 t | -44.3% |
| 1970 | 17,400 t | -42.2% |
| 1971 | 23,500 t | +35.1% |
| 1972 | 31,300 t | +33.2% |
| 1973 | 44,400 t | +41.9% |
| 1974 | 40,500 t | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 45,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 37,700 t | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 40,800 t | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 104,700 t | +156.6% |
| 1979 | 82,200 t | -21.5% |
| 1980 | 52,200 t | -36.5% |
| 1981 | 92,000 t | +76.2% |
| 1982 | 45,900 t | -50.1% |
| 1983 | 77,800 t | +69.5% |
| 1984 | 45,000 t | -42.2% |
| 1985 | 86,400 t | +92.0% |
| 1986 | 13,300 t | -84.6% |
| 1987 | 6,600 t | -50.4% |
| 1988 | 24,400 t | +269.7% |
| 1989 | 7,500 t | -69.3% |
| 1990 | 18,100 t | +141.3% |
| 1991 | 3,600 t | -80.1% |
| 1992 | 45,000 t | +1150.0% |
| 1993 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 3,000 t | — |
| 1995 | 200 t | -93.3% |
| 1996 | 600 t | +200.0% |
| 1997 | 800 t | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 2,900 t | +262.5% |
| 1999 | 59,000 t | +1934.5% |
| 2000 | 39,000 t | -33.9% |
| 2001 | 41,000 t | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 3,394 t | -91.7% |
| 2003 | 778 t | -77.1% |
| 2004 | 422 t | -45.8% |
| 2005 | 506 t | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 313 t | -38.1% |
| 2007 | 235 t | -24.9% |
| 2008 | 48 t | -79.6% |
| 2009 | 72 t | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 264 t | +266.7% |
| 2011 | 192 t | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 121 t | -37.0% |
| 2013 | 72 t | -40.5% |
| 2014 | 575 t | +698.6% |
| 2015 | 120 t | -79.1% |
| 2016 | 181 t | +50.8% |
| 2017 | 253 t | +39.8% |
| 2018 | 156 t | -38.3% |
| 2019 | 325 t | +108.3% |
| 2020 | 58 t | -82.2% |
| 2021 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 t | — |
| 2023 | 0 t | — |
| 2024 | 0 t | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +1934.5% | 2,900 t | 59,000 t |
| 1992 | +1150.0% | 3,600 t | 45,000 t |
| 2014 | +698.6% | 72 t | 575 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,775 t | 5,000 t | 54,000 t | 4 |
| 1970s | 46,750 t | 17,400 t | 104,700 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,110 t | 6,600 t | 92,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,320 t | 0 t | 59,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,577 t | 48 t | 41,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 225.9 t | 72 t | 575 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6 t | 0 t | 58 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 202 Central African Republic 1 t compare
- 202 Greenland 1 t compare
- 202 Vanuatu 1 t compare
- 205 Aruba 0 t compare
- 205 Bhutan 0 t compare
- 205 Eritrea 0 t compare
- 205 Kiribati 0 t compare
- 205 Marshall Islands 0 t compare
- 205 Palau 0 t compare
- 205 Tuvalu 0 t compare
- 205 Samoa 0 t compare
- 205 Micronesia 0 t compare
- 205 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t compare
- 205 Naoero 0 t compare
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 potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 0 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 104,700 t in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1993.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 205th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.