Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Japan
Japan: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 1.69 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Japan stood at 1.69 kg/cap.
That represents a change of down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Japan peaked at 6.43 kg/cap in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.66 kg/cap, in 2020.
That places Japan 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.11 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 5.52 kg/cap | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 6.09 kg/cap | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 5.85 kg/cap | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 6.07 kg/cap | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 6.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6.4 kg/cap | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 6.43 kg/cap | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 6.34 kg/cap | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 5.72 kg/cap | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 5.35 kg/cap | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 5.49 kg/cap | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 5.7 kg/cap | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 5.96 kg/cap | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 4.63 kg/cap | -22.3% |
| 1976 | 5.65 kg/cap | +22.0% |
| 1977 | 5.72 kg/cap | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 6.2 kg/cap | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 6.26 kg/cap | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 4.33 kg/cap | -30.8% |
| 1981 | 4.5 kg/cap | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 4.86 kg/cap | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 5.27 kg/cap | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 5.24 kg/cap | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 5.07 kg/cap | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 5 kg/cap | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 4.93 kg/cap | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 4.71 kg/cap | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 4.63 kg/cap | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 4.34 kg/cap | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 3.87 kg/cap | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 4.12 kg/cap | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 3.92 kg/cap | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 3.83 kg/cap | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 3.84 kg/cap | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.5 kg/cap | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 3.34 kg/cap | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 3.01 kg/cap | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 3.07 kg/cap | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 3.01 kg/cap | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.82 kg/cap | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 2.66 kg/cap | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 2.73 kg/cap | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.72 kg/cap | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.81 kg/cap | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.79 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.38 kg/cap | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 2.48 kg/cap | -26.6% |
| 2009 | 1.84 kg/cap | -25.8% |
| 2010 | 2.22 kg/cap | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 2.33 kg/cap | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 2.53 kg/cap | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 2.5 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.47 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.91 kg/cap | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 2.14 kg/cap | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 2.14 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.13 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.98 kg/cap | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 1.66 kg/cap | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 1.67 kg/cap | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.68 kg/cap | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.69 kg/cap | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.69 kg/cap | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.69 kg/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.97 kg/cap, 57% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.69 kg/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.845 kg/cap, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.99 kg/cap | 5.11 kg/cap | 6.43 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.67 kg/cap | 4.63 kg/cap | 6.26 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.85 kg/cap | 4.33 kg/cap | 5.27 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.68 kg/cap | 3.01 kg/cap | 4.34 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 kg/cap | 1.84 kg/cap | 3.38 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 kg/cap | 1.91 kg/cap | 2.53 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 kg/cap | 1.66 kg/cap | 1.69 kg/cap | 5 |
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- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0024 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.8198 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Japan?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Japan was 1.69 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.43 kg/cap in 1968.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 kg/cap in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Japan ranks 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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) — Use per capita. 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