What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Bahamas and New Caledonia?

1,300 hectares, with Bahamas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas 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 extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs New Caledonia: Cropland extent over the long-term

Bahamas

11,000 hectares

in 2025

New Caledonia

9,700 hectares

in 2025

Bahamas rank

171st

New Caledonia rank

173rd

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Bahamas
New Caledonia

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 11,000 hectares against 9,700 hectares in New Caledonia, a difference of 1,300 hectares.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Bahamas ranks 171st and New Caledonia ranks 173rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and New Caledonia in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares	8,869 hectares	8,869 hectares	New Caledonia
1100s	0 hectares	9,501 hectares	9,501 hectares	New Caledonia
1200s	0 hectares	10,132 hectares	10,132 hectares	New Caledonia
1300s	0 hectares	10,744 hectares	10,744 hectares	New Caledonia
1400s	0 hectares	11,306 hectares	11,306 hectares	New Caledonia
1500s	79.33 hectares	11,771 hectares	11,692 hectares	New Caledonia
1600s	86.54 hectares	12,063 hectares	11,976 hectares	New Caledonia
1700s	94.41 hectares	12,043 hectares	11,949 hectares	New Caledonia
1710s	103.66 hectares	12,515 hectares	12,411 hectares	New Caledonia
1720s	113.83 hectares	12,998 hectares	12,885 hectares	New Caledonia
1730s	124.99 hectares	13,493 hectares	13,368 hectares	New Caledonia
1740s	137.24 hectares	13,998 hectares	13,861 hectares	New Caledonia
1750s	150.69 hectares	14,513 hectares	14,362 hectares	New Caledonia
1760s	165.47 hectares	15,035 hectares	14,869 hectares	New Caledonia
1770s	181.69 hectares	15,564 hectares	15,382 hectares	New Caledonia
1780s	199.5 hectares	16,096 hectares	15,897 hectares	New Caledonia
1790s	219.06 hectares	16,631 hectares	16,412 hectares	New Caledonia
1800s	240.54 hectares	17,165 hectares	16,924 hectares	New Caledonia
1810s	264.12 hectares	17,694 hectares	17,430 hectares	New Caledonia
1820s	272.93 hectares	18,264 hectares	17,991 hectares	New Caledonia
1830s	282.02 hectares	18,822 hectares	18,540 hectares	New Caledonia
1840s	392.1 hectares	19,362 hectares	18,970 hectares	New Caledonia
1850s	481.51 hectares	19,873 hectares	19,392 hectares	New Caledonia
1860s	576.44 hectares	20,346 hectares	19,770 hectares	New Caledonia
1870s	748.94 hectares	20,352 hectares	19,603 hectares	New Caledonia
1880s	958.96 hectares	20,280 hectares	19,321 hectares	New Caledonia
1890s	1,214 hectares	20,114 hectares	18,900 hectares	New Caledonia
1900s	1,522 hectares	19,827 hectares	18,305 hectares	New Caledonia
1910s	1,893 hectares	19,385 hectares	17,492 hectares	New Caledonia
1920s	2,558 hectares	18,575 hectares	16,016 hectares	New Caledonia
1930s	3,438 hectares	17,489 hectares	14,051 hectares	New Caledonia
1940s	4,598 hectares	15,983 hectares	11,385 hectares	New Caledonia
1950s	7,091 hectares	12,519 hectares	5,428 hectares	New Caledonia
1960s	9,000 hectares	11,800 hectares	2,800 hectares	New Caledonia
1970s	9,000 hectares	14,200 hectares	5,200 hectares	New Caledonia
1980s	9,000 hectares	16,100 hectares	7,100 hectares	New Caledonia
1990s	8,399 hectares	13,400 hectares	5,001 hectares	New Caledonia
2000s	9,000 hectares	10,680 hectares	1,680 hectares	New Caledonia
2010s	10,900 hectares	9,859 hectares	1,041 hectares	Bahamas
2020s	11,000 hectares	9,700 hectares	1,300 hectares	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Bahamas or New Caledonia?: Bahamas, at 11,000 hectares against 9,700 hectares in New Caledonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Bahamas and New Caledonia?: 1,300 hectares, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and New Caledonia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and New Caledonia rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Bahamas ranks 171st and New Caledonia ranks 173rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent 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 extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.