Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland was 68.13 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in New Caledonia is 68.13 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in New Caledonia peaked at 68.13 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 1961.
New Caledonia ranks 18th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1975 | 12 kg/ha | — |
| 1976 | 0.8 kg/ha | -93.3% |
| 1977 | 8.07 kg/ha | +908.8% |
| 1978 | 20.2 kg/ha | +150.3% |
| 1979 | 7.87 kg/ha | -61.0% |
| 1980 | 55.67 kg/ha | +607.4% |
| 1981 | 4.2 kg/ha | -92.5% |
| 1982 | 13.33 kg/ha | +217.4% |
| 1983 | 4.8 kg/ha | -64.0% |
| 1984 | 5.56 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1985 | 5.56 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11.76 kg/ha | +111.5% |
| 1987 | 12.5 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 12.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20 kg/ha | +60.0% |
| 1991 | 20 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21.43 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 23.08 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 23.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 23.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 25 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 27.27 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 27.78 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 47.41 kg/ha | +70.7% |
| 2003 | 50.19 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 55.65 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 54.54 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 52.59 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 48.61 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 40.37 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 15.83 kg/ha | -60.8% |
| 2010 | 21.67 kg/ha | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 32.58 kg/ha | +50.3% |
| 2012 | 36.74 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 47.66 kg/ha | +29.7% |
| 2014 | 54.29 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 42.48 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 38.54 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 38.54 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.54 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.54 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.54 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 68.13 kg/ha | +76.8% |
| 2022 | 68.13 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.13 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 68.13 kg/ha | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 68.13 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.75 kg/ha, 3.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 68.13 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.75 kg/ha, 7.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +908.8% | 0.8 kg/ha | 8.07 kg/ha |
| 1980 | +607.4% | 7.87 kg/ha | 55.67 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +217.4% | 4.2 kg/ha | 13.33 kg/ha |
| 1978 | +150.3% | 8.07 kg/ha | 20.2 kg/ha |
| 1986 | +111.5% | 5.56 kg/ha | 11.76 kg/ha |
| 1976 | -93.3% | 12 kg/ha | 0.8 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.89 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 20.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.84 kg/ha | 4.2 kg/ha | 55.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.57 kg/ha | 20 kg/ha | 25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.02 kg/ha | 15.83 kg/ha | 55.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.96 kg/ha | 21.67 kg/ha | 54.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.21 kg/ha | 38.54 kg/ha | 68.13 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 15 Ireland 75.07 kg/ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0.47 kg/ha compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.24 kg/ha compare
- 16 Ecuador 69 kg/ha compare
- 17 China 68.36 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.14 kg/ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kg/ha compare
- 18 Micronesia 0 kg/ha compare
- 19 China, mainland 68.02 kg/ha compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 5.87 kg/ha compare
- 20 Bangladesh 67.23 kg/ha compare
- 21 China, Hong Kong SAR 67 kg/ha compare
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3712 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in New Caledonia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in New Caledonia was 68.13 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.13 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does New Caledonia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
- New Caledonia ranks 18th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf