New Caledonia vs Thailand: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
New Caledonia
54.43 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Thailand
50.26 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
21st
Thailand rank
22nd
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- New Caledonia
- Thailand
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 54.43 kilograms per hectare against 50.26 kilograms per hectare in Thailand, a difference of 4.17 kilograms per hectare.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 22nd of 201 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.79 kilograms per hectare | 1.77 kilograms per hectare | 8.02 kilograms per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 13.84 kilograms per hectare | 4.04 kilograms per hectare | 9.8 kilograms per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 22.57 kilograms per hectare | 11.76 kilograms per hectare | 10.81 kilograms per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 42.66 kilograms per hectare | 15.42 kilograms per hectare | 27.24 kilograms per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 48.11 kilograms per hectare | 24.69 kilograms per hectare | 23.42 kilograms per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 54.43 kilograms per hectare | 38.62 kilograms per hectare | 15.8 kilograms per hectare | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, New Caledonia or Thailand?
- New Caledonia, at 54.43 kilograms per hectare against 50.26 kilograms per hectare in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between New Caledonia and Thailand?
- 4.17 kilograms per hectare, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Thailand?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do New Caledonia and Thailand rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- New Caledonia ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 22nd 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 Potash 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
Average potash fertilizer application rate, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.