Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre was 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in New Caledonia stood at 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in New Caledonia peaked at 0.0822 tonnes per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1978.
That places New Caledonia 161st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0127 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.0093 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0109 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0072 tonnes per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0258 tonnes per square kilometre | +260.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0276 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0254 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0274 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0323 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0109 tonnes per square kilometre | -66.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0109 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0109 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0274 tonnes per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0274 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0274 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0547 tonnes per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0219 tonnes per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0164 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0164 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0164 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0164 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0164 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0164 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0164 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0164 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0164 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0164 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0398 tonnes per square kilometre | +142.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0822 tonnes per square kilometre | +106.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0329 tonnes per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0429 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0346 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0432 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0295 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0195 tonnes per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0306 tonnes per square kilometre | +57.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0375 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0423 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0273 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0306 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0306 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7098 tonnes per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1534 tonnes per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre 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 | +260.3% | 0.0072 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0258 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +150.0% | 0.0109 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0274 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +142.7% | 0.0164 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0398 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +106.3% | 0.0398 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0822 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +100.0% | 0.0274 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0547 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0132 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0072 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0258 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0227 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0109 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0323 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0208 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0164 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0547 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0357 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0164 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0822 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0322 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0273 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0423 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 158 Tuvalu 0.0333 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 159 Cape Verde 0.033 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 160 Botswana 0.031 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 162 Liberia 0.0303 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 163 Algeria 0.0295 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 164 Kazakhstan 0.0261 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in New Caledonia?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in New Caledonia was 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0822 tonnes per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 tonnes per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does New Caledonia rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- New Caledonia ranks 161st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.