New Caledonia vs Qatar: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
New Caledonia
40.82 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Qatar
44.46 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
18th
Qatar rank
17th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- New Caledonia
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 44.46 kilograms per hectare against 40.82 kilograms per hectare in New Caledonia, a difference of 3.64 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Qatar ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 17th of 201 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.91 kilograms per hectare | 10.84 kilograms per hectare | 1.92 kilograms per hectare | Qatar |
| 2000s | 72.03 kilograms per hectare | 1.27 kilograms per hectare | 70.75 kilograms per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 40.02 kilograms per hectare | 25.94 kilograms per hectare | 14.09 kilograms per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 40.82 kilograms per hectare | 46.7 kilograms per hectare | 5.88 kilograms per hectare | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, New Caledonia or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 44.46 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 New Caledonia and Qatar?
- 3.64 kilograms per hectare, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Qatar?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do New Caledonia and Qatar rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- New Caledonia ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 17th 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.