Eritrea vs New Caledonia: Fertilizer consumption

Eritrea
1,294 tonnes
in 2023
New Caledonia
1,486 tonnes
in 2023
Eritrea rank
161st
New Caledonia rank
160th

Fertilizer consumption over time

  • Eritrea
  • New Caledonia
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197519992023

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 1,486 tonnes against 1,294 tonnes in Eritrea, a difference of 192 tonnes.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 161st and New Caledonia ranks 160th of 200 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1990s 4,572 tonnes 1,400 tonnes 3,172 tonnes Eritrea
2000s 2,934 tonnes 1,649 tonnes 1,285 tonnes Eritrea
2010s 1,689 tonnes 1,425 tonnes 264.55 tonnes Eritrea
2020s 2,394 tonnes 1,486 tonnes 908.38 tonnes Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Eritrea or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 1,486 tonnes against 1,294 tonnes in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Eritrea and New Caledonia?
192 tonnes, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and New Caledonia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and New Caledonia rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
Eritrea ranks 161st and New Caledonia ranks 160th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertilizer consumption
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).