Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Japan
Japan: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 242,933 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Japan stood at 242,933 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Japan peaked at 810,600 t in 1974 and was at its lowest, 221,240 t, in 2009.
That places Japan 25th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Japan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 495,780 t | — |
| 1962 | 507,940 t | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 609,780 t | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 583,000 t | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 629,000 t | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 634,900 t | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 663,500 t | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 701,000 t | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 621,600 t | -11.3% |
| 1970 | 632,500 t | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 546,600 t | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 603,400 t | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 676,700 t | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 810,600 t | +19.8% |
| 1975 | 546,000 t | -32.6% |
| 1976 | 656,000 t | +20.1% |
| 1977 | 665,000 t | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 667,000 t | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 767,000 t | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 602,400 t | -21.5% |
| 1981 | 459,000 t | -23.8% |
| 1982 | 610,600 t | +33.0% |
| 1983 | 637,000 t | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 636,000 t | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 536,000 t | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 639,000 t | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 640,000 t | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 536,000 t | -16.2% |
| 1989 | 553,000 t | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 565,000 t | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 528,300 t | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 486,300 t | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 455,000 t | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 452,300 t | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 488,600 t | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 416,900 t | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 411,700 t | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 364,600 t | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 362,300 t | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 310,300 t | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 376,000 t | +21.2% |
| 2002 | 563,401 t | +49.8% |
| 2003 | 518,836 t | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 568,249 t | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 543,672 t | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 490,114 t | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 510,917 t | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 560,866 t | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 221,240 t | -60.6% |
| 2010 | 407,503 t | +84.2% |
| 2011 | 377,681 t | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 398,042 t | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 367,355 t | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 391,539 t | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 363,389 t | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 329,486 t | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 396,214 t | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 358,909 t | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 357,083 t | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 325,895 t | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 359,677 t | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 343,289 t | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 226,694 t | -34.0% |
| 2024 | 242,933 t | +7.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +84.2% | 221,240 t | 407,503 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 605,167 t | 495,780 t | 701,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 657,080 t | 546,000 t | 810,600 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 584,900 t | 459,000 t | 640,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 453,100 t | 362,300 t | 565,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 466,360 t | 221,240 t | 568,249 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 374,720 t | 329,486 t | 407,503 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 299,698 t | 226,694 t | 359,677 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 22 Spain 259,838 t compare
- 23 Italy 257,808 t compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 253,433 t compare
- 26 China, Taiwan Province of 242,818 t compare
- 27 Morocco 234,618 t compare
- 28 Yugoslav SFR 221,100 t compare
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 nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 91,547 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 210,175 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 220,973 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 26.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Japan?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Japan was 242,933 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 810,600 t in 1974.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 221,240 t in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 25th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. 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) — 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.