Chile vs New Caledonia: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Chile
36.55 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
New Caledonia
40.82 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Chile rank
21st
New Caledonia rank
18th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Chile
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 40.82 kilograms per hectare against 36.55 kilograms per hectare in Chile, a difference of 4.27 kilograms per hectare.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Chile ranks 21st and New Caledonia ranks 18th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and New Caledonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.62 kilograms per hectare | 7.59 kilograms per hectare | 2.03 kilograms per hectare | Chile |
| 1980s | 17.89 kilograms per hectare | 15.17 kilograms per hectare | 2.72 kilograms per hectare | Chile |
| 1990s | 40.23 kilograms per hectare | 53.55 kilograms per hectare | 13.32 kilograms per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 54.2 kilograms per hectare | 48.11 kilograms per hectare | 6.09 kilograms per hectare | Chile |
| 2010s | 46.78 kilograms per hectare | 37.22 kilograms per hectare | 9.56 kilograms per hectare | Chile |
| 2020s | 41.56 kilograms per hectare | 40.82 kilograms per hectare | 0.74 kilograms per hectare | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Chile or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 40.82 kilograms per hectare against 36.55 kilograms per hectare in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Chile and New Caledonia?
- 4.27 kilograms per hectare, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and New Caledonia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Chile and New Caledonia rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Chile ranks 21st and New Caledonia ranks 18th of 201 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 Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.