What is the highest agricultural land recorded in New Caledonia?

The highest recorded value was 2,900 sq. km in 1984.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in New Caledonia?

The lowest recorded value was 1,837 sq. km in 2013.

How does New Caledonia rank for agricultural land?

New Caledonia ranks 157th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in New Caledonia?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Agricultural land in New Caledonia

Name: Agricultural land in New Caledonia
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

New Caledonia: Agricultural land was 1,840 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1,840 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

157th

of 209 countries

All-time high

2,900 sq. km

in 1984

All-time low

1,837 sq. km

in 2013

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land in New Caledonia, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

New Caledonia recorded 1,840 sq. km for agricultural land in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in New Caledonia peaked at 2,900 sq. km in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1,837 sq. km, in 2013.

New Caledonia ranks 157th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural land in New Caledonia, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural land (sq. km) in New Caledonia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	2,610 sq. km	—
1962	2,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	2,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	2,620 sq. km	+0.4%
1965	2,620 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	2,620 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	2,620 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	2,630 sq. km	+0.4%
1969	2,630 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	2,630 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	2,630 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	2,640 sq. km	+0.4%
1973	2,640 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	2,640 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	2,640 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	2,650 sq. km	+0.4%
1977	2,650 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	2,650 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	2,650 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	2,650 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	2,650 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	2,720 sq. km	+2.6%
1983	2,800 sq. km	+2.9%
1984	2,900 sq. km	+3.6%
1985	2,780 sq. km	-4.1%
1986	2,670 sq. km	-4.0%
1987	2,560 sq. km	-4.1%
1988	2,460 sq. km	-3.9%
1989	2,360 sq. km	-4.1%
1990	2,320 sq. km	-1.7%
1991	2,290 sq. km	-1.3%
1992	2,300 sq. km	+0.4%
1993	2,300 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	2,310 sq. km	+0.4%
1995	2,330 sq. km	+0.9%
1996	2,350 sq. km	+0.9%
1997	2,380 sq. km	+1.3%
1998	2,400 sq. km	+0.8%
1999	2,430 sq. km	+1.2%
2000	2,450 sq. km	+0.8%
2001	2,480 sq. km	+1.2%
2002	2,500 sq. km	+0.8%
2003	2,436 sq. km	-2.6%
2004	2,366 sq. km	-2.9%
2005	2,301 sq. km	-2.7%
2006	2,246 sq. km	-2.4%
2007	2,181 sq. km	-2.9%
2008	2,106 sq. km	-3.4%
2009	2,056 sq. km	-2.4%
2010	1,986 sq. km	-3.4%
2011	1,903 sq. km	-4.2%
2012	1,840 sq. km	-3.3%
2013	1,837 sq. km	-0.2%
2014	1,837 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	1,840 sq. km	+0.2%
2016	1,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	1,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	1,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	1,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	1,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	1,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	1,840 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	1,840 sq. km	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2,619 sq. km	2,610 sq. km	2,630 sq. km	9
1970s	2,642 sq. km	2,630 sq. km	2,650 sq. km	10
1980s	2,655 sq. km	2,360 sq. km	2,900 sq. km	10
1990s	2,341 sq. km	2,290 sq. km	2,430 sq. km	10
2000s	2,312 sq. km	2,056 sq. km	2,500 sq. km	10
2010s	1,861 sq. km	1,837 sq. km	1,986 sq. km	10
2020s	1,840 sq. km	1,840 sq. km	1,840 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near New Caledonia

154 Montenegro 2,635 sq. km compare
155 Greenland 2,431 sq. km compare
156 Vanuatu 1,870 sq. km compare
158 Belize 1,820 sq. km compare
159 Puerto Rico 1,689 sq. km compare
160 Kuwait 1,500 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia

Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2271 % change on previous year (2025)
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$), annual 9.8 % change on previous year (2017)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 596.77 current US$ per person (2019)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Rural population, per capita 0.3183 units per person (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2015)
Agriculture share gdp 1.79 (2019)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 169.25 million current US$ (2019)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2015)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in New Caledonia?: Agricultural land in New Caledonia was 1,840 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest agricultural land recorded in New Caledonia?: The highest recorded value was 2,900 sq. km in 1984.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in New Caledonia?: The lowest recorded value was 1,837 sq. km in 2013.
How does New Caledonia rank for agricultural land?: New Caledonia ranks 157th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in New Caledonia?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Caledonia data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.