What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between South Korea and New Caledonia?

0.0015 hectares per person, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and New Caledonia?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Korea vs New Caledonia: Cropland per person over the long-term

South Korea

0.0299 hectares per person

in 2025

New Caledonia

0.0314 hectares per person

in 2025

South Korea rank

175th

New Caledonia rank

174th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

South Korea
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 0.0314 hectares per person against 0.0299 hectares per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0015 hectares per person.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 175th and New Caledonia ranks 174th of 202 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.5612 hectares per person	0.8639 hectares per person	0.3026 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1100s	0.5411 hectares per person	0.8329 hectares per person	0.2918 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1200s	0.5193 hectares per person	0.7995 hectares per person	0.2801 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1300s	0.4956 hectares per person	0.763 hectares per person	0.2674 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1400s	0.4693 hectares per person	0.7226 hectares per person	0.2533 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1500s	0.4397 hectares per person	0.6771 hectares per person	0.2374 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1600s	0.4055 hectares per person	0.6245 hectares per person	0.219 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1700s	0.3642 hectares per person	0.5611 hectares per person	0.1969 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1710s	0.3595 hectares per person	0.5539 hectares per person	0.1944 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1720s	0.3547 hectares per person	0.5466 hectares per person	0.1918 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1730s	0.3498 hectares per person	0.539 hectares per person	0.1892 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1740s	0.3447 hectares per person	0.5312 hectares per person	0.1865 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1750s	0.3395 hectares per person	0.5232 hectares per person	0.1837 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1760s	0.3341 hectares per person	0.5149 hectares per person	0.1808 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1770s	0.3285 hectares per person	0.5064 hectares per person	0.1779 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1780s	0.3228 hectares per person	0.4975 hectares per person	0.1748 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1790s	0.3168 hectares per person	0.4884 hectares per person	0.1716 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1800s	0.3105 hectares per person	0.4788 hectares per person	0.1683 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1810s	0.3041 hectares per person	0.4689 hectares per person	0.1648 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1820s	0.2973 hectares per person	0.4585 hectares per person	0.1612 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1830s	0.2902 hectares per person	0.4477 hectares per person	0.1575 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1840s	0.2827 hectares per person	0.4363 hectares per person	0.1535 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1850s	0.2749 hectares per person	0.4242 hectares per person	0.1494 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1860s	0.2665 hectares per person	0.4115 hectares per person	0.145 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1870s	0.2576 hectares per person	0.3979 hectares per person	0.1403 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1880s	0.248 hectares per person	0.3832 hectares per person	0.1352 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1890s	0.2376 hectares per person	0.3674 hectares per person	0.1298 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1900s	0.2263 hectares per person	0.3501 hectares per person	0.1239 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1910s	0.2136 hectares per person	0.3309 hectares per person	0.1173 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1920s	0.1993 hectares per person	0.3091 hectares per person	0.1099 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1930s	0.1825 hectares per person	0.2838 hectares per person	0.1013 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1940s	0.1618 hectares per person	0.2529 hectares per person	0.0911 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1950s	0.1148 hectares per person	0.1845 hectares per person	0.0697 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1960s	0.0773 hectares per person	0.1317 hectares per person	0.0545 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1970s	0.0651 hectares per person	0.1146 hectares per person	0.0495 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1980s	0.0539 hectares per person	0.1046 hectares per person	0.0507 hectares per person	New Caledonia
1990s	0.0451 hectares per person	0.0717 hectares per person	0.0266 hectares per person	New Caledonia
2000s	0.0389 hectares per person	0.0467 hectares per person	0.0078 hectares per person	New Caledonia
2010s	0.0342 hectares per person	0.0368 hectares per person	0.0026 hectares per person	New Caledonia
2020s	0.0308 hectares per person	0.0324 hectares per person	0.0016 hectares per person	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, South Korea or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 0.0314 hectares per person against 0.0299 hectares per person in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between South Korea and New Caledonia?: 0.0015 hectares per person, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and New Caledonia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do South Korea and New Caledonia rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: South Korea ranks 175th and New Caledonia ranks 174th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.