Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Japan
Japan: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 242,933 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Japan is 242,933 t, measured in 2024.
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 in Japan peaked at 810,600 t in 1974 and was at its lowest, 221,240 t, in 2009.
Japan ranks 24th of 199 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) — Import quantity 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% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 242,933 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 28,620 t, 8.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Japan's 242,933 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,556 t, 156.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 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
- 21 Spain 259,838 t compare
- 22 Italy 257,808 t compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 253,433 t compare
- 25 China, Taiwan Province of 242,818 t compare
- 26 Morocco 234,618 t compare
- 27 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Japan?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Japan was 242,933 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 810,600 t in 1974.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 221,240 t in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Japan ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf