Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0019 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in New Caledonia, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 0.0019 tonnes per person for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in New Caledonia peaked at 0.0063 tonnes per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 tonnes per person, in 1978.
New Caledonia ranks 122nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -29.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -35.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +256.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -66.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +145.8% |
| 1988 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +95.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -61.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +137.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +102.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -60.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +28.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -32.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -34.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +54.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -36.7% |
| 2014 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.0019 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0101 tonnes per person, 19% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.0019 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in New Caledonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +256.1% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person |
| 1987 | +145.8% | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person |
| 2002 | +137.9% | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person |
| 2003 | +102.4% | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person |
| 1990 | +95.0% | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.8 % change on previous year (2017)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 596.77 current US$ per person (2019)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2271 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3183 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2015)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in New Caledonia?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in New Caledonia was 0.0019 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0063 tonnes per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 tonnes per person in 1978.
- How does New Caledonia rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 122nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.