India vs New Caledonia: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
India
49.35 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
New Caledonia
40.82 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
India rank
16th
New Caledonia rank
18th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- India
- New Caledonia
How they compare
India currently reports 49.35 kilograms per hectare against 40.82 kilograms per hectare in New Caledonia, a difference of 8.53 kilograms per hectare.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was New Caledonia ahead.
India ranks 16th and New Caledonia ranks 18th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and New Caledonia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1 kilograms per hectare | 7.59 kilograms per hectare | 2.49 kilograms per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 11.4 kilograms per hectare | 15.17 kilograms per hectare | 3.77 kilograms per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 19.75 kilograms per hectare | 53.55 kilograms per hectare | 33.8 kilograms per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 30.03 kilograms per hectare | 48.11 kilograms per hectare | 18.08 kilograms per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 41.35 kilograms per hectare | 37.22 kilograms per hectare | 4.13 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 2020s | 49.11 kilograms per hectare | 40.82 kilograms per hectare | 8.29 kilograms per hectare | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, India or New Caledonia?
- India, at 49.35 kilograms per hectare against 40.82 kilograms per hectare in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between India and New Caledonia?
- 8.53 kilograms per hectare, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and New Caledonia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do India and New Caledonia rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- India ranks 16th 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.