Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 30.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in New Caledonia, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in New Caledonia stood at 30.74 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in New Caledonia peaked at 82.17 kg per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.17 kg per square kilometre, in 1978.
New Caledonia ranks 143rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 12.69 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 9.3 kg per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1977 | 10.89 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1978 | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 1979 | 25.82 kg per square kilometre | +260.3% |
| 1980 | 27.57 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 25.38 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 27.35 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 32.28 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1984 | 10.94 kg per square kilometre | -66.1% |
| 1985 | 10.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 27.35 kg per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1988 | 27.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 27.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 54.7 kg per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 21.88 kg per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1992 | 16.41 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 16.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39.82 kg per square kilometre | +142.7% |
| 2003 | 82.17 kg per square kilometre | +106.3% |
| 2004 | 32.88 kg per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 2005 | 42.94 kg per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 34.63 kg per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 43.16 kg per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 29.49 kg per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2009 | 19.47 kg per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 2010 | 30.58 kg per square kilometre | +57.0% |
| 2011 | 37.53 kg per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 42.29 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 27.3 kg per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2014 | 30.58 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 30.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 30.74 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 520.77 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 30.74 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.39 kg per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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% | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | 25.82 kg per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +150.0% | 10.94 kg per square kilometre | 27.35 kg per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +142.7% | 16.41 kg per square kilometre | 39.82 kg per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +106.3% | 39.82 kg per square kilometre | 82.17 kg per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +100.0% | 27.35 kg per square kilometre | 54.7 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.17 kg per square kilometre | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | 25.82 kg per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 22.75 kg per square kilometre | 10.94 kg per square kilometre | 32.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.79 kg per square kilometre | 16.41 kg per square kilometre | 54.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.74 kg per square kilometre | 16.41 kg per square kilometre | 82.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.18 kg per square kilometre | 27.3 kg per square kilometre | 42.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.74 kg per square kilometre | 30.74 kg per square kilometre | 30.74 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 140 Mongolia 34.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Sierra Leone 34.34 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 Botswana 30.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Liberia 30.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 145 Algeria 29.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 Kazakhstan 26.08 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for New Caledonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 354.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 94.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 260.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3567 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0252 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in New Caledonia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in New Caledonia was 30.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.17 kg per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.17 kg per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does New Caledonia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- New Caledonia ranks 143rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural 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.